American Memory
November 7, 2004
Freedom and Morality: A Response to the Prof by Jude Blanchette
For the past fifty years or so, the standard conservative argument against libertarianism has been this: it is a nihilistic, hedonistic philosophy that supposedly holds everyman as an island, free to pursue all sorts of deviant behavior so long as it's voluntary. To be "free" is to break away from the societal shackles of morality, tradition, and God. Libertarians, conservatives say, are naïve -- they believe man is inherently good, and therefore, no restraints on humanity are needed.
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