Liberty, Property and Markets

A Critique of Libertarianism

Daniel Attas, Professor Joseph Friggieri, Professor Moira Gatens , Dr. Simon Glendinning

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Routledge
28 August 2005

Ethics & moral philosophy; Political science & theory; Land rights

Series: Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy

Libertarianism attempts to establish a set of property rights as a complete political morality, its argument proceeding from liberty tout court, as the unique foundational aspect of well being that grounds rights. In this book, Attas presents a sympathetic reconstruction of the libertarian argument and then brings to bear a critical evaluation leading to an ultimate rejection of libertarianism.

Exposing the limitations of libertarianism and disclosing its errors, Attas argues that the rights which libertarians adopt with respect to persons (self-ownership), natural resources (original acquisition) and products are indefensible given what liberty must be.

By: Daniel Attas
Series edited by: Professor Joseph Friggieri, Professor Moira Gatens, Dr. Simon Glendinning, Professor Alan Goldman
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780754652588
ISBN 10: 0754652580
Series: Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 28 August 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents: Introduction: Libertarianism: an outline; Libertarian property; Persons; Natural resources; Products; Conclusion: Libertarianism: a verdict; Bibliography; Index.

Dr Daniel Attas is Program Director of the Integrative Program: Philosophy, Economics and Political Science at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Reviews for Liberty, Property and Markets: A Critique of Libertarianism

'Daniel Attas presents one of the most sustained and insightful critiques of libertarianism to date. After analyzing the notions of freedom and property rights, he argues against the thesis of self-ownership, the foundational right to appropriate unowned natural resources, and the right to one's products. Although I disagree with many of his conclusions, his arguments are profound and require a careful response from libertarians.' Peter Vallentyne, Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri 'The great virtue of this book lies in its detailed approach, something to which it is impossible to do justice in a short review... If this book is anything to go by, Ashgate are to be congratulated on their endeavour to bring 'high quality research monograph publishing back into focus'.' Political Studies Review