Free Thoughts, Ep. 201: Arguments for Liberty: Utilitarianism
Channel: Libertarianism.org
Date: 2017-08-25

Christopher Freiman joins us to talk about his Arguments for Liberty chapter on utilitarianism. What’s the utilitarian argument for libertarianism?

What is utilitarianism? How does utilitarianism interact with rights-based approaches to morality? What are the rhetorical virtues of utilitarianism?

Show Notes and Further Reading

You can read Freiman’s Arguments for Liberty chapter in full here: https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/utilitarian-case-libertarianism

Arguments for Liberty is available here as a free .pdf and in Kindle and e-Book formats. It’s also available in paperback on Amazon.
https://www.libertarianism.org/books/arguments-liberty

Other Free Thoughts episodes on Arguments for Liberty:
Rawlsianism with Kevin Vallier
https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/arguments-liberty-rawlsianism

Kantianism with Jason Brennan
https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/arguments-liberty-kantianism

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