Libertarianism (Key Concepts in Political Theory)

The essence of libertarianism is the view that coercive political institutions, such as the state, are justified only insofar as they function to protect each person’s liberty to pursue their own goals and well-being in their own way. Libertarians accordingly Continue reading Libertarianism (Key Concepts in Political Theory)

Social Contract Theory as Statist Apologia

And even if subsequent generations of political theorists, radical liberals, libertarians and anarchists in particular, reacted to the social contract theories of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau in earnest, keen to point out the obvious weaknesses in the basic theoretical edifice, Continue reading Social Contract Theory as Statist Apologia