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Barbara H. Fried Left-libertarianism, once more : A rejoinder to Vallentyne, Steiner, and Otsuka article The belief that Left-libertarians are successful in disarming the right-libertarian claim that self-ownership implies a strong version of inequality is described. The two central claims that self-ownership is an indeterminate concept and versions of left-libertarianism are thinly disguised versions of more familiar forms of liberal egalitarianism is highlighted.

Left-libertarianism, once more : A rejoinder to Vallentyne, Steiner, and Otsuka

Barbara H. Fried

Philosophy & Public Affairs, vol. 33, no. 2, 2005, pp. 216–222

Abstract

The belief that Left-libertarians are successful in disarming the right-libertarian claim that self-ownership implies a strong version of inequality is described. The two central claims that self-ownership is an indeterminate concept and versions of left-libertarianism are thinly disguised versions of more familiar forms of liberal egalitarianism is highlighted.

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