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What exactly are Libertarians?
Libertarianism (from French: libertaire, “libertarian”; from Latin: libertas, “freedom”) is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core principle. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, emphasizing free association, freedom of choice, individualism and voluntary association.
Do Libertarians believe in the right to life?
Libertarian conservatives claim libertarian principles such as the non-aggression principle (NAP) apply to human beings from conception and that the universal right to life applies to fetuses in the womb. Thus, some of those individuals express opposition to legal abortion.
What is meaning of non aggression?
: not aggressive: such as. a : not marked by or exhibiting aggression nonaggressive animals. b : not marked by forcefulness nonaggressive sales tactics nonaggressive sports. c : not growing, spreading, or developing rapidly nonaggressive tumors.
Who are the Bleeding Heart Libertarians?
In March 2011, a group of academic philosophers, political theorists, and economists, created the Bleeding Heart Libertarians blog.
What is contingent libertarianism?
Contingent BHLs are essentially standard libertarians who happen to believe that libertarian institutions will be especially good for the poor, and that this is a good thing. For this group, libertarianism is justified on standard natural rights or consequentialist grounds.
What happened to the insights of the libertarian intellectual tradition?
The postwar libertarianism of Mises, Rand, and Rothbard crystallized many of the insights of the libertarian intellectual tradition into a coherent body of doctrine for perhaps the first time. But in that process of crystallization not only impurities, but genuine insights were expunged.
What is the bleeding heart proviso?
A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarianism. The point of this proviso, in Locke’s own words, was to ensure that property was not appropriated in a way that caused “any prejudice to any other man.” For Locke, it was an essential element in the justification of a system of private property that even the poorest would do well in it.
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