Libertarianism defended [electronic resource] / by Tibor R. Machan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Is it responsible to be free? -- The principles of the declaration : here to stay? -- Justice, self, and natural rights -- Individualism and the vitality of community life -- Economics and human values -- Finding the rational man -- A positive libertarian view of government -- Liberalism and atomistic individualism -- Anarchists and minarchists : allies after all? -- Robert Nozick and the libertarian alternative -- Will technology make us free? -- How critical is critical legal studies? -- Should you apologize? -- Between parent and child -- Should ads for hazardous goods be banned? -- The ideology of death that will not die -- Libertarianism and conservatism -- Socialism redux on the horizon -- Two philosophers skeptical of negative liberty -- Does libertarianism imply the welfare state? -- Democracy in public affairs and corporate governance -- Dependence of equality on liberty -- Why agreement isn't enough -- Against fairness.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.