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Libertarian economics: A philosophical critique

  • Written by Peter Lindsay, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Georgia State University

The focus of my research as a political philosopher is on matters of economic justice. I ask questions such as: Are markets consistent with justice? Is freedom enhanced through economic exchange? If so, why, and if not, why not?

One position that I have held for most of my career is that free market, or libertarian, thinking suffers from major...

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