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The aim of this Topics Seminar is for the participating student (1) to gain a thorough understanding of the primary texts for the course and a familiarity with the current debates in the philosophical literature on this topic; (2) to appreciate the arguments for and against the positions; and (3) to develop an independent judgment about the most promising approach in this area.
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This “Topics Seminar” explores in depth issues and texts in the area of the philosophy of language and and philosophy of logic.
The topic for 2017-18 is “Libertarian Political Philosophy”.
In this course, we will discuss recent developments in libertarian political thought. We will consider its normative foundations, its institutional analysis comparing the respective flaws of markets and governments, and various sometimes surprising applications of libertarianism to timely issues such as universal basic income, mandatory vaccination, immigration and open borders, political coercion or when it is permissible to kill government agents. Libertarianism remains a remarkably powerful political philosophy. But many scholars have failed to keep up with its most sophisticated recent developments. This course aims to fill this gap.
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