http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/ Big Ideas for a Better World Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:46:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-40544 What Kind of Libertarian Am I? « Marginalia Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:41:24 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-40544 [...] March 26, 2007 at 4:41 pm · Filed under Wonk, Econ, Politics The other day, Marginal Revolution poined me to an excellent essay by Virginia Postrel at Cato Unbound. In it, she delineates four cultural and intellectual traditions that we typically lump together under the umbrella of “libertarianism.” Briefly and inadequately paraphrased, they are: [...] […] March 26, 2007 at 4:41 pm · Filed under Wonk, Econ, Politics The other day, Marginal Revolution poined me to an excellent essay by Virginia Postrel at Cato Unbound. In it, she delineates four cultural and intellectual traditions that we typically lump together under the umbrella of “libertarianism.” Briefly and inadequately paraphrased, they are: […]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-39318 links for 2007-03-24 « Romulo Lopez Cordero Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:55:11 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-39318 [...] Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » An 18th-Century Brain in a 21st-Century Head (tags: economics government libertarian politics) [...] […] Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » An 18th-Century Brain in a 21st-Century Head (tags: economics government libertarian politics) […]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-37205 mlarson.org » Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:34:30 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-37205 [...] Some interesting thoughts on the future of libertarianism from Virginia Postrel: While the last century’s greatest threats to liberty, prosperity, and peace came from totalitarian nation-states, today’s come from transnational organizations—ranging from imperialistic regulators (the European Union) to violent religious crusaders—and from “failed states” where warring gangs have superseded governments. Focusing on the nation-state as the source of all threats to liberty is anachronistic… Against these ideological and institutional challenges, liberal society will need the practical lessons of libertarian scholarship on decentralized order and knowledge sharing. It will need the cultural libertarianism that knows liberal society is not just familiar but good. And it will need the 18th-century wisdom that lets skepticism happily coexist with civility and reason. Surviving the 21st century with our sanity and civilization intact will require less Nietzsche and more Hume. [...] […] Some interesting thoughts on the future of libertarianism from Virginia Postrel: While the last century’s greatest threats to liberty, prosperity, and peace came from totalitarian nation-states, today’s come from transnational organizations—ranging from imperialistic regulators (the European Union) to violent religious crusaders—and from “failed states” where warring gangs have superseded governments. Focusing on the nation-state as the source of all threats to liberty is anachronistic… Against these ideological and institutional challenges, liberal society will need the practical lessons of libertarian scholarship on decentralized order and knowledge sharing. It will need the cultural libertarianism that knows liberal society is not just familiar but good. And it will need the 18th-century wisdom that lets skepticism happily coexist with civility and reason. Surviving the 21st century with our sanity and civilization intact will require less Nietzsche and more Hume. […]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-37122 Free New York Blog » Virgina Postrel reads the riot act to real libertarians Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:18:20 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-37122 [...] An 18th-Century Brain in a 21st-Century Head [...] […] An 18th-Century Brain in a 21st-Century Head […]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-36502 Quiet Declarations » A Libertarian House Divided? Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:08:52 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-36502 [...] My favorite essay in the exchange?  Virginia Postrel, who says everything I want to say about self-identified libertarians.  I generally like to know the product before I buy it, and what product would I be getting if I signed up for libertarian as a descriptor?  Am I buying the “because it makes the world a better place” label or the “because that’s the way it ought to be” label?  Does it matter?  And if it does matter, is it because of differences between practitioners in each camp or because of the perceptions of those practicitioners by society at large? [...] […] My favorite essay in the exchange?  Virginia Postrel, who says everything I want to say about self-identified libertarians.  I generally like to know the product before I buy it, and what product would I be getting if I signed up for libertarian as a descriptor?  Am I buying the “because it makes the world a better place” label or the “because that’s the way it ought to be” label?  Does it matter?  And if it does matter, is it because of differences between practitioners in each camp or because of the perceptions of those practicitioners by society at large? […]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-36497 The Deductive/Empricial Split « Thinking Things Through Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:09:33 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-36497 [...] Now I see that Virginia Postrel is proposing a similar division among libertarian philosophies.  Notably , she divides the libertarian intellectual traditions based on economists (Rothbard vs Hayek and Friedman). My favorite quote: For decades, the deductive tradition has defined libertarian identity and dogma, while the empiricist tradition has achieved libertarian goals. [...] […] Now I see that Virginia Postrel is proposing a similar division among libertarian philosophies.  Notably , she divides the libertarian intellectual traditions based on economists (Rothbard vs Hayek and Friedman). My favorite quote: For decades, the deductive tradition has defined libertarian identity and dogma, while the empiricist tradition has achieved libertarian goals. […]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-35898 FrontBurner » Blog Archive » DEEP THOUGHTS OVER A LIGHT LUNCH Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:39:45 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/03/18/virginia-postrel/an-18th-century-brain-in-a-21st-century-head/#comment-35898 [...] When I get stuck eating in front of the computer box I need a deep, intelligent essay to keep me company. I don't usually find them. Today I did. It's by one of this magazine's dynamistic contributing editors. Now, some days it's easy to just throw up my hands, lock the doors and resign myself to cheating on my taxes and stockpiling guns. This essay reminds me it isn't all or nothing. posted by Trey Garrison | March 19th, 2007 1:37pm | filed under Local News [...] […] When I get stuck eating in front of the computer box I need a deep, intelligent essay to keep me company. I don’t usually find them. Today I did. It’s by one of this magazine’s dynamistic contributing editors. Now, some days it’s easy to just throw up my hands, lock the doors and resign myself to cheating on my taxes and stockpiling guns. This essay reminds me it isn’t all or nothing. posted by Trey Garrison | March 19th, 2007 1:37pm | filed under Local News […]

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