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This conference was prompted by the appearance of two books arguing against an austere classical liberalism and in support of an expansive state role in superintending property holdings: Stephen Holmes & Cass Sunstein, The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes; and Liam Murphy & Thomas Nagel, The Myth of Ownership. Not least notable about these works is that libertarianism is the primary foil for each. Not since the dotage of Herbert Spencer has welfare liberalism taken its main opposition to come from this direction. Are we in the midst of a sea change in political philosophy? And yet more to the point: Which side has the better of the argument? Such will be the kinds of questions taken up at this conference. |
Colin Bird Associate Professor Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics University of Virginia Laura Biron Philosophy Cambridge University Geoffrey Brennan Professor Program in Philosophy and Department of Economics Australian National University Jason Brennan Postdoctoral Research Associate in Political Science Brown University James Buchanan Nobel Laureate Economics Kevin Kordana Professor of Law University of Virginia School of Law Paul Mahoney Professor David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law Co-Director, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics University of Virginia School of Law Stephen Munzer Professor University of California-Los Angeles School of Law Ellen Paul Deputy Director and Editor of Publications Social Philosophy & Policy Center Bowling Green State Unviresity Herman Schwartz Professor Director of Graduate Studies Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics University of Virginia A. John Simmons Commonwealth Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law Corcoran Department of Philosophy University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law Dominic Scott Professor Corcoran Department of Philosophy University of Virginia James Sterba Professor Department of Philosophy University of Notre Dame Charlotte Thomas Associate Professor and Chair Department of Philosophy Mercer University Discussion Leader Loren Lomasky Cory Professor of Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Director of the Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Program Corcoran Department of Philosophy University of Virginia |