# Arguments for Liberty: Utilitarianism **URL:** **By** Chris Freiman, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** August 25, 2017 --- Christopher Freiman joins us to talk about his Arguments for Liberty chapter on utilitarianism. What's the utilitarian argument for libertarianism? Christopher Freiman joins us to talk about his Arguments for Liberty chapter on utilitarianism. What's the utilitarian argument for libertarianism? What is utilitarianism? How does utilitarianism interact with rights-based approaches to morality? What are the rhetorical virtues of utilitarianism? **Show Notes and Further Reading** You can read Freiman's _Arguments for Liberty_ chapter in full here: “[A Utilitarian Case for Libertarianism](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/utilitarian-case-libertarianism)” _Arguments for Liberty_ is [available here as a free .pdf and in Kindle and e-Book formats](https://www.libertarianism.org/books/arguments-liberty). It’s also [available in paperback on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Arguments-Liberty-Aaron-Ross-Powell/dp/1944424121/). Here are a few other [selections from Libertarianism.org on utilitarianism](https://www.libertarianism.org/utilitarianism-0). Other Free Thoughts episodes on _Arguments for Liberty_: - [Rawlsianism with Kevin Vallier](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/arguments-for-liberty-rawlsianism) - [Kantianism with Jason Brennan](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/arguments-for-liberty-kantianism)