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CIAO DATE: 03/02
Critical Review
Freedom, Self-Ownership, and Libertarian Philosophical Diaspora
By Justin Weinberg
Abstract
In Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality, G.A. Cohen argues that libertarianism does not follow from respect for freedom, and that libertarianism cannot be grounded on self-ownership. Cohen's arguments are, for the most part, compelling. That leaves the libertarian philosopher the options of either moving leftwards--for example, along the lines of Philippe van Parij's Real Freedom for All--or embracing some form of consequentialism. Either way, the result is the abandonment of characteristically libertarian political philosophy.