The Presumption of Liberty vs. the Presumption of Altruism
Philosophy For Flourishing
English - November 04, 2020 12:30 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Philosophy selfhelp education ethics flourishing freedom morality philosophy selfimprovement Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Some proponents of freedom base their political positions in what they call “the presumption of liberty.” But opponents of freedom easily undercut this with their own moral presumption: “the presumption of altruism.”
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“Liberty: What Is It? Why Is It Good? On What Does It Depend?” by Carl Barney and Craig Biddle: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/02/liberty-what-is-it-why-is-it-good-on-what-does-it-depend-2/
“The Creed of Sacrifice vs. The Land of Liberty” by Craig Biddle: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2009/08/creed-of-sacrifice-vs-land-of-liberty/
“The Passion of Socialists” by Craig Biddle: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2018/07/the-passion-of-socialists/
“John Locke: The Father of Liberalism” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/08/john-locke-the-father-of-liberalism/