tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post2177504913038992997..comments2023-12-20T19:30:28.788-05:00Comments on Fixing Psychology: Libertarianism and American Philosophy IIEric Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-75948669457596221832014-06-25T01:42:09.510-04:002014-06-25T01:42:09.510-04:00Good points! There are people who get to the Liber...Good points! There are people who get to the Libertarian position through a pure non-coercion doctrine. There were relevant comments on my previous post (<a href="http://fixingpsychology.blogspot.com/2014/03/libertarianism-and-american-philosophy.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) That is not a bad way to go.<br /><br />As for private insurance... it is a business. In principle a non-profit could be Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-8378357939459743072014-06-24T18:05:43.872-04:002014-06-24T18:05:43.872-04:00I appreciate your response, because I think it cla...I appreciate your response, because I think it clarifies the issue for me a bit. If I want not just to have my money but someone else's money in the pot, then there's a sort of coercion involved. Both me and the other person have to agree that we are going to contribute.<br /><br />I still have a strong intuitive feeling, however, that this doesn't quite work. In theory, private Alex Danvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158105314869271670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-69151136725830375242014-06-23T09:01:45.296-04:002014-06-23T09:01:45.296-04:00Alex,
The current federal healthcare program is a ...Alex,<br />The current federal healthcare program is a bit of a red herring for this discussion. I think it is conceptually flawed, but that is a VERY different discussion. To address your other concerns...<br /><br />This is a distinction that I think both Pragmatists and Libertarians would make:<br /><br />1) I think that people who cannot afford it should still get treated for medical Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-75720779808245591362014-06-20T12:06:37.612-04:002014-06-20T12:06:37.612-04:00I don't find the idea that you could want to c...I don't find the idea that you could want to contribute to a federal healthcare program only if others do so, but not that you would want to pay for another person's medical bills on your own, schizophrenic. I think of it as a reasonable way to solve a commons dilemma-like problem. <br /><br />For me to pay for person X's medical bills might cost a lot. I could certainly help someone Alex Danvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158105314869271670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-82930261414095502402014-06-02T13:46:49.368-04:002014-06-02T13:46:49.368-04:00Oh, and of course thanks for the blog. Enjoying t...Oh, and of course thanks for the blog. Enjoying the posts!Vidoqohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752427467116421393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-91696293617542326292014-06-02T12:56:34.830-04:002014-06-02T12:56:34.830-04:00My issue with libertarianism often comes down to i...My issue with libertarianism often comes down to it's principle claim arising from a nebulousness regarding the line between what government ought to do. On one side, you have total control of the economy (say, on the left), and zero (say, on the right). VERY few people are in either camp. The modern western state is largely mixed, with the government doing more or less depending on Vidoqohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752427467116421393noreply@blogger.com