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Does no one owe anyone anything? The philosophy of Libertarianism

1 December, 2024

Libertarian philosophy asserts that a person is property for herself and for no one else.

This sometimes leads to non-obvious and paradoxical consequences for the relationship between the individual and the state, freedom of speech, restoration of historical justice, as well as for people's obligations towards each other. We are testing the libertarian philosophy in this issue.

Guest — philosopher Konstantin Morozov
Moderator — Anton Kuznetsov, Ph.D., research associate at the Center for Consciousness Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University

Timecode:

00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - The difference between right and left liberalism 
03:25 - The spectrum of libertarian positions
08:25 - The most significant principles of libertarianism. Self-ownership
14:40 - How can freedom of speech be limited by property rights?
18:05 - Why does the restriction of freedom of speech by the owner not contradict libertarianism
20:59 - Free hand of the market and government intervention
26:07 - The third answer: anarchism
28:23 - The ethical foundations of Libertarianism 
32:49 - Theories of natural rights
34:24 - The problem of distributive justice
40:58 - Historical injustice
44:44 - How libertarians restore historical justice
47:00 - Diversity, equality, Inclusion DEI and meritocracy
52:49 - How to combine self-acceptance and regulation of justice
59:57 - the most acute problem of libertarianism. Lack of positive commitments
01:07:50 - Why aren't you a libertarian?
01:20:01 - The concept of choice vs the concept of interest

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