Lamont Rodgers

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11/05/2020 Journal of Libertarian Studies Lamont Rodgers

ABSTRACT: In this essay, I argue that we should believe that agents have what I call natural procedural rights. On the one hand, agents have rights to prevent their rights from being violated, rights...

Why There Are No Dilemmas in Widerquist’s “A Dilemma for Libertarians”

10/22/2009 Libertarian Papers Lamont Rodgers

Karl Widerquist has recently argued that libertarians face a dilemma. The dilemma is that, if Widerquist’s arguments go through, libertarians can either “remain committed to natural property rights...

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