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Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) is a highly significant resource for classical liberalism and libertarianism.  Not only can one rely upon Kant’s account of the foundations of morality to derive libertarian principles:  Kant’s own specifically political philosophy is written very much in a classical liberal vein that opposed paternalist government while

Ludwig von Mises puts forth an account of economic laws based in logic, not experience.  Due in part to this emphasis on the a priori —that which is not dependent on experience for its justification—Mises has long been viewed as relying upon the ‘transcendental’ approach of Immanuel Kant.  At the same time, owing to Mises’ wandering from Kantian

Kant’s account of property rights is embedded within his general ethical system, centered on the Categorical Imperative described in the Groundwork and the second Critique . Also, we must look to the account of teleology put forth in the Critique of Judgment and in his shorter political essays if we are to understand the ultimate ground of Kant’s

Murray N. Rothbard was an economist, a philosopher, an historian, and a cultural commentator. He was immensely prolific, and also devoted to synthesizing strands of thought often kept separate by the disciplinary structure of modern academia. Volume 20, Number 4 (2006) Verhaegh, Marcus. “Rothbard as a Political Philosopher.” Journal of

In this article, Marcus Verhaegh reviews Jacob Levy’s The Multiculturalism of Fear . Volume 20, Number 3 (2006) Verhaegh, Marcus. “ The Multiculturalism of Fear by Jacob Levy.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 20, No. 3 (2006):