List of basic libertarianism topics
- List of basic libertarianism topics
Libertarianism is a label used by a broad spectrum [cite web|url=http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/libertarianism/|title=Libertarianism|date=September 5, 2002|publisher=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|language=English|accessdate=2008-08-31] of political philosophieswhich prioritize individual liberty and minimize the role of the state. [cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/libertarian|title=lib·er·tar·i·an|publisher=The Free Dictionary|language=English|accessdate=2008-08-31] Libertarian is an antonym of authoritarian. [ [http://student.britannica.com/comptons/thesaurus?va=authoritarian Student Britannica] ]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to libertarianism.
Essence of libertarianism
Libertarianism involves the rejection of government and opposition to the initiation of force.
The central tenet of libertarianism is the principle of liberty, namely individual liberty. To libertarians, an individual human being is sovereign over his/her body, extending to life, liberty and property. [ [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-distributive/ Distributive Justice] ] As such, rights-theory libertarians define liberty as being completely free in action, whilst not initiating force or fraud against the life, liberty or property of another human being. Thomas Jefferson stated, "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others." Jefferson also said "No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him." These concepts are otherwise known as the law of equal liberty or the non-aggression principle. [ [http://www.libertarian.on.ca/principles.htm Libertarian Principles] ] [ [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/libertarianism.html The Libertarianism FAQ] ]
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Basic libertarianism concepts
These are concepts which, although not exclusive to libertarianism, are significant in historical and/or modern libertarian circles.
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