Edward Feser's road from libertarianism

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3 ай бұрын

This is a clip from the Catholic Culture Podcast, “Libertarianism, Jazz & Critical Race Theory”, with Edward Feser. Watch the full episode here: • Libertarianism, Jazz &...
Collection of Feser's blog posts on libertarianism edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012...
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@jakelm4256 3 ай бұрын

His road from libertarianism was not actually understanding it nor actually understanding catholic teaching. There’s a good reason why Austro-libertarian scholars are so predominantly catholic.

@sorcyboi2848 2 ай бұрын

As an austro-libertarian leaning caþolic, what would you recommend to read on þe matter to show þat þe two are in fact perfectly reconcilable?

@alexism.7441 Ай бұрын

@@sorcyboi2848 I would advise you to start with the article "The Four Liberalisms" written by Kuehnelt-Leddihn. This will give you an overview of the historical context and additional references.

@youngKOkid1 Ай бұрын

Do you have an actual argument contra Feser’s? Because all you made was an appeal to authority.

@suntzu7727 2 күн бұрын

What exactly is it that Feser doesn't understand about libertarianism?

@youngKOkid1 2 күн бұрын

@@suntzu7727 he understands libertarianism better than libertarians, which is why he’s not one anymore. All you have to do is read the not very long article yourself to find out why if your ego can handle the terrible possibility that you may actually be wrong. Happy to answer any actual clarifying questions you may have after doing so.

@rebeccaphillips3771 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate Feser's description that "Part of the intellectual and emotional appeal of doctrinaire liberalism is that it gives you a very simple, crisp, clear system, and a very easy-to-use criterion for determining one's position on issue a or b or c. But all political ideologies are like that, whether we're talking about Marxism or egalitarian Liberalism of the John Rawls sort. They tend to flatten out and simplify social reality." I'm wondering if we all have to go through a libertarian phase in life, in which we embrace an overly simple view and then think through the consequences of grounding natural rights in self-ownership, in property rights, before we can get to the other side: the side of social reality. Libertarianism seemed to offer a way out of conflict over social issues in American society twenty years ago, that have since been resolved in favor of expanding civil rights to include most any self-identification. I still think it can have a very salutary effect on a person's development insofar as the person is encouraged to take personal responsibility for his life. But ultimately, it is a philosophy that says every man is an island, 18 years and older, a parent-free and wife-free and child-free island.