PPT-What is Libertarianism?

Sponsored by SU Libertarians Who am I The Video httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvvMvKck3KvfU The Video httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvqAiYlaGxyV0 A Definition Libertarianism is thus the combination of . “left-libertarianism”. The . Vallentyne. -Otsuka-Steiner (VOS) position that combines self-ownership with common resource ownership (dubbed “left-libertarianism” in the 1990s). The communist anarchist position (occasionally dubbed “left-libertarianism” in the early 1900s, but more frequently in the 1970s. Dr. Ching-wa Wong. Department of Applied Social Sciences. Hong Kong Polytechnic University. sscwwong@polyu.edu.hk. Outline. Philosophical approaches to sexual morality. The naturalness argument against homosexuality. Robby Lashua. DSCC Oasis. Feb. 23. rd. , 2014. FREE WILL. Augustine . 354-430 A.D.. “And I strained to perceive what I now heard, that free-will was the cause of our doing ill.”. Free will?. Determinism. Hard Determinism: all of our actions are (causally) determined and we do not have moral responsibility for our actions! Libertarianism. Simple Libertarianism. An event is . undetermined. . iff. the past, together with the laws of nature, does not determine whether or not it will occur. .. Libertarianism. : There are some undetermined events. . Libertarianism. The Incompatibility Argument. Determinism is true.. If (1), then the Freedom Principle is false.. [So] The . Freedom . Principle is false.. The Incompatibility Argument. Hard Determinism. Philosopher. Quote/Summary. Explanation . Libertarianism. Sartre. – ‘. At the start, man simply is. .’ Therefore this blank canvas, as it were, is nothing other than a ‘. perpetual process of self creation. Libertarianism In One Lesson Published by Orpheus Publications, Copyright 1984, 1986,1989 and 1990 by David Bergland. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or parts thereof, Meeting of the . Aubg. Objectivist club 01/25/17 . What is Libertarianism?. Definition of . libertarian. 1. :.   an advocate of the doctrine of free will. 2a.  . :.   a person who upholds the principles of individual . Individual freedom and consent as the ultimate goal of justice. Introduction to…. What is libertarianism?. Libertarianism. is the view that the morally right action is the action that gives individuals the most control over their voluntary actions. In other words, justice = freedom and consent.. Simple Libertarianism. : Someone freely performs an action if and only (. i. ) if she chooses to perform that action and (ii) her choice was not determined. . [I]f it . is a matter of pure chance that a man should act in one way rather than another, he may be free but he can hardly be responsible. And indeed when a man’s actions seem to us quite unpredictable, when, as we say, there is no knowing what he will do, we do not look upon him as a moral agent. We look upon him rather as a lunatic. Examine the main features of:. (. i. ) ‘soft determinism’. and. (ii) libertarianism. [30]. Introduction – refer to the question. Are human decisions made as a result of our own free choices (Libertarianism), or are they the result of factors of which we have limited free control (soft determinism). ________________________________________ We gain by not treating one another as neighbors. Labor is the most scarce of all the primary means of production. Simply think of the state as a criminal band. The writers of these remarks are among the defunct economists whose ideology has dominated the past few decades. Their thoughts, and the policies that spring from them, have brought us high unemployment, glaring inequalities, exorbitant debts, social disintegration, industrial decay, deteriorating public services, and most recently the monstrous crash of 2008. Here is a book that exposes and explains the underlying ideology of the \'neoconservative\' movement, obsessed with financial deregulation, unshackled competition, maximization of profits and shrinkage of the public sector. This \'neoconservative\' movement, writes author Angus Sibley, has fooled a great many people by the simple expedient of claiming that it alone supports true \'freedom\', while its political rivals favor policies that lead inevitably to totalitarian dictatorship. In reality, the author says, such talk is nonsensical. Many free, democratic countries have long pursued socially progressive policies without degenerating into dictatorship. Meanwhile, in the \'Anglo-Saxon\' countries especially, what neoconservatives call \'freedom\' has turned out to be the liberty of wealthy capitalists to subvert the political process, to dominate economic decision-making, and generally to take advantage of everyone else. Moreover, despite its un-Christian behavior, this group has succeeded in persuading certain churches to lend it their support, and even argues that its ideology is compatible with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. This book offers a critique of the libertarian \'Austrian school\' of free-market economics from experience of real-world economic life and also from the wisdom traditions of Judaism and Christianity, and especially from Catholic Social Teaching. It draws upon the author\'s professional experience in economics and his theological knowledge to show how libertarian economic theory and practice, as proposed by the \'Austrian school\', are radically challenged by Catholic teaching. The author profoundly critiques the major libertarian theorists of the \'Austrian school\', namely Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich von Hayek, and Murray Rothbard. In addition, he reports on several Catholic thinkers who have defended or written positively about the Austrian school or its theorists. These include Michael Novak of the American Enterprise Institute, Robert A. Sirico of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, and Thomas E. Woods, Jr. of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He concludes the book by asking the serious question of whether a supposedly Catholic defense of libertarian economics does not actually constitute an understanding of the human person and human society that is heretical to the Catholic tradition. Angus Sibley\'s book is published by Pax Romana / Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs - USA, the US intellectual-professional federation of the worldwide Pax Romana movement devoted to the study and promotion Catholic social teaching. The books Preface is written by Joe Holland, President of Pax Romana\'s US intellectual-professional federation. Partnering in publishing the book are two US organizations equally committed to Catholic Social Teaching and especially to its defense of labor unions, namely Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice and the Catholic Labor Network. ___________________________________________________________________________ Historically, Americans have seen libertarians as far outside the mainstream, but with the rise of the Tea Party movement, libertarian principles have risen to the forefront of Republican politics. But libertarianism is more than the philosophy of individual freedom and unfettered markets that Republicans have embraced. Indeed, as Jason Brennan points out, libertarianism is a quite different--and far richer--system of thought than most of us suspect.In this timely new entry in Oxford\'s acclaimed series What Everyone Needs to Know(R), Brennan offers a nuanced portrait of libertarianism, proceeding through a series of questions to illuminate the essential elements of libertarianism and the problems the philosophy addresses, including such topics as the Value of Liberty, Human Nature and Ethics, Economic Liberty, Civil Rights, Social Justice and the Poor, Government and Democracy, and Contemporary Politics. Brennan asks the most fundamental and challenging questions: What do Libertarians think liberty is? Do libertarians think everyone should be selfish? Are libertarians just out to protect the interests of big business? What do libertarians think we should do about racial injustice? What would libertarians do about pollution? Are Tea Party activists true libertarians? As he sheds light on libertarian beliefs, Brennan overturns numerous misconceptions. Libertarianism is not about simple-minded paranoia about government, he writes. Rather, it celebrates the ideal of peaceful cooperation among free and equal people. Libertarians believe that the rich always capture political power they want to minimize the power available to them in order to protect the weak. Brennan argues that libertarians are, in fact, animated by benevolence and a deep concern for the poor.Clear, concise, and incisively written, this volume explains a vitally important philosophy in American history--and a potent force in contemporary politics.What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.