Left-libertarianism

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  1. 1
    A type of libertarianism that stresses both individual freedom and social equality, and advocates shared ownership of natural resources. uncountable

    "Unlike most versions of egalitarianism, left-libertarianism endorses full self-ownership, and thus places specific limits on what others may do to one's person without one's permission. Unlike the more familiar right-libertarianism (which also endorses full self-ownership), it holds that natural resources[…]may be privately appropriated only with the permission of, or with a significant payment to, the members of society."

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social libertarianism

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"Unlike most versions of egalitarianism, left-libertarianism endorses full self-ownership, and thus places specific limits on what others may do to one's person without one's permission. Unlike the more familiar right-libertarianism (which also endorses full self-ownership), it holds that natural resources[…]may be privately appropriated only with the permission of, or with a significant payment to, the members of society."

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