Ownfacet / Politype / Ideologies / Libertarianism
Family of political theories emphasizing individual freedom and limits on coercive authority. This catalog profile represents a right-libertarian interpretation centered on private property, markets, and a minimal state; other libertarian traditions differ.
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
I want a society of maximum personal autonomy, with the state reduced to essential functions and private property above any coercion.
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Libertarianism includes different accounts of property and the state; a minimal-state, private-property interpretation does not cover every variant.
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This position is 61.2 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.
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This position is 11.2 points from this collection’s median.
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An American philosopher, Nozick defended libertarianism and the minimal state in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, arguing that only the protection of individual rights justifies the existence of state power.
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Most compatible among the 257 schools
Current that proposes abolishing the state and organizing all of society through contracts and free markets, with security, justice, and services provided by competing private companies under absolute property rights.
Original branch of liberalism that defends natural rights, property, free markets, and a minimal state, seeing individual freedom and the strict limitation of power as the foundations of a just society.
Current that uses cryptography and digital technologies to guarantee privacy, freedom, and transactions beyond state control, seeking to weaken surveillance and authority through technological means.
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Clerical FascismThird position27.6 / 100
