Free Thoughts, Ep. 194: Arguments for Liberty: Rawlsianism (with Kevin Vallier)

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Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2017 · News & Politics

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Kevin Vallier joins us to talk about his Arguments for Liberty chapter on the ethical system of John Rawls. Does Rawls have value for libertarians?

Show Notes and Further Reading

You can read Vallier's Arguments for Liberty chapter in full here: "A Rawlsian Case for Libertarianism"
https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/rawlsian-case-libertarianism

Arguments for Liberty is available here as a free .pdf and in Kindle and e-Book formats. It’s also available in paperback on Amazon.
https://www.libertarianism.org/books/arguments-liberty
https://www.amazon.com/Arguments-Liberty-Aaron-Ross-Powell/dp/1944424121/

This lecture on distributive justice in our guide to political philosophy is a great place to start for those new to the thought of John Rawls.
https://www.libertarianism.org/guides/lectures/rawlss-distributive-justice

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