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Article | Links-libertarisme als aantrekkelijke theorie van sociale rechtvaardigheid |
Keywords | left-libertarianism, justice, self-ownership, Lockean proviso, liberty, equality |
Authors | Kasper Ossenblok |
DOI | 10.5553/RP/048647002016058002003 |
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Kasper Ossenblok, "Links-libertarisme als aantrekkelijke theorie van sociale rechtvaardigheid", Res Publica, 2, (2016):189-213
Left-libertarianism is a marginal theory in the debate on social justice. In this article, I argue that this peripheral status is a mistake. The two basic principles of left-libertarianism, the full self-ownership principle and an egalitarian interpretation of the worldownership principle, are sufficiently attractive and sound for the theory to be taken seriously. I introduce the two principles, explain their attractiveness and argue for their plausibility by contrasting them to the right-libertarian theory of Robert Nozick and the liberal egalitarian theory of John Rawls. I conclude that left-libertarianism has some considerable advantages over both those theories. |