Ayn Rand and the Is-Ought Problem
Although ethical systems may be divided into those which claim to be objective and those which freely acknowledge their own subjectivity, a special
Philosophy and Methodology
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Influence of Cantillon’s Essai on the Methodology of J.B. Say: A Comment on Liggio
One of the most important areas in which Cantillon influenced J. B.
Free Thought and Free Trade: The Analogy Between Scientific and Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes
To state with precision and force the economic and moral imperative of the free market has been of the utmost concern to some of civilization’
Customary Law With Private Means of Resolving Disputes and Dispensing Justice: A Description Of a Modern System of Law and Order Without State Coercion
It is not actually possible to describe what a system of privately produced law and order would be like in modem society because one cannot describ
Levin on Feminism and Freedom
Michael Levin’s Feminism and Freedom is the work of a supremely courageous individual.
Intellectual Standards of Adam Smith’s Day
In reviewing the contributions of Adam Smith to the growth of economics Hans Brems writes that “[m]uch of what Smith had to say had been said
Political Freedom and its Roots in Metaphysics
Libertarianism -the political philosophy based on the concept of individual rights -seems to be an inherently clear, unambiguous position.
Plato, Popper, and The Open Society: Reflections on Who Might Have The Last Laugh
The original version of this paper was delivered at the Sixth Annual Libertarian Scholars Conference, held in October 1978 at Princeton University,
Moral Relativism as a Foundation for Natural Rights
The theory of natural rights is often put forward as competition of moral relativism, most recently in an article in this journal by Loren Lomasky.
Social Contract as a Basis of Norms: A Critique
In this note I will argue that social contract theories aimed at establishing norms for personal and community life are inadequate.
