Anarcho-capitalism is a political philosophy advocating for the replacement of government functions with the private sector; market forces would dictate things like public safety, legal arbitration, and other elements of day-to-day life. Dr. Michael Huemer – Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder – joins us to explore if this is a viable model for organizing society to address some of the most pressing issues facing humanity. Specifically, we debate whether free markets can handle coordination problems like Climate Change, if human nature makes or breaks anarcho-capitalism, and whether anarch-capitalism would be preferable to new systems of governance (e.g., a sortition based system). Finally, we discuss how anarcho-capitalist societies might arise and if they would inevitably succumb to centralized powers.

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Michael Huemer

Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder

Fake Noûs (Substack)

The Problem of Political Authority (Book)

KEY TOPICS:

Anarcho-capitalism, political philosophy, systems of governance, Metacrisis, libertarianism

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