Reciprocal Libertarianism
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Pietro Intropi, Reciprocal Libertarianism, European Journal of Political Theory, 2022Abstract:
Reciprocal libertarianism is a version of left-wing libertarianism that combines self-ownership with an
egalitarian distribution of resources according to reciprocity. In this paper I show that reciprocal
libertarianism is a coherent and appealing view. I discuss how reciprocal libertarians can handle
conflicts between self-ownership and reciprocity, and I show that reciprocal libertarianism can be
realised in a framework of individual ownership of external resources or in a socialist scheme of
common ownership (libertarian socialism). I also compare reciprocal libertarianism with left-libertarian
approaches: I argue that a reciprocity-sensitive version of left-libertarianism (reciprocal left-
libertarianism) is coherent and morally superior to traditional left-libertarianism, on grounds of
incorporating a distinctively solidaristic and recognition-oriented aspect of equality. The policy
implications of reciprocal libertarianism will differ depending on which rights people can have over
external resources, but all reciprocal libertarian views acknowledge the existence of social rights that
people have as co-operators.
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Grant Number
European Research Council (ERC)
819043
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Author: Intropi, Pietro
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Libertarianism, Left-libertarianism, Libertarian socialismMetadata
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