https://blog.nath.page/tags/philosophy/ Recent content in Philosophy on blog.nath.page Hugo en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.nath.page/posts/anarchism1/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.nath.page/posts/anarchism1/ <h2 id="the-question-that-stumps-libertarians">The Question That Stumps Libertarians</h2> <p>The libertarian, upon pointing out the excesses of the state, is confronted by the inevitable question from the statist: &ldquo;Are you an anarchist?&rdquo; The connotations of anarchy are such that the libertarian, if he says yes, finds himself defending &lsquo;chaos.&rsquo; If, on the other hand, he says no, he legitimizes a degree of state intervention, and from that point, having ceded ground to the statist, he consigns himself to the defensive for the remainder of the debate.</p>