Difference between revisions of "What Is Wrong With Libertarianism"
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Instead, here is a list of criteria by which you can judge any presentation of libertarianism or single argument of libertarianism. And perhaps some will use this list to improve their understanding, whether they move towards or away from libertarianism. | Instead, here is a list of criteria by which you can judge any presentation of libertarianism or single argument of libertarianism. And perhaps some will use this list to improve their understanding, whether they move towards or away from libertarianism. | ||
| − | * [[Libertarianism | + | * [[Diversity In Libertarianism]] |
| − | There is no one "real" libertarianism: libertarianism can be left or right, rationalist or antirationalist, essentialist or pragmatist, hardcore or soft core, based on rights or liberty or values, using Austrian or Chicago or other economics, statist or anarchist, political or philosophical, etc. This occurs in other viewpoints (conservatism, liberalism, etc.) as well: but what is wrong is using these different varieties as if they are the same. That is a fallacy of the shifting middle term. This problem is best avoided by focusing on individual arguments based on one libertarian viewpoint one at a time. | + | There is no one "real" libertarianism: libertarianism is heterogeneous. Libertarianism can be left or right, rationalist or antirationalist, essentialist or pragmatist, hardcore or soft core, based on rights or liberty or values, using Austrian or Chicago or other economics, statist or anarchist, political or philosophical, etc. This occurs in other viewpoints (conservatism, liberalism, etc.) as well: but what is wrong is using these different varieties as if they are the same. That is a fallacy of the shifting middle term. This problem is best avoided by focusing on individual arguments based on one libertarian viewpoint one at a time. |
* [[Libertarians Misunderstand Rights]] | * [[Libertarians Misunderstand Rights]] | ||
