Meaning of left-libertarianism | Babel Free

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

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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.”

“This is in line with what we know of [John] Carpenter’s political attitudes, which on balance veer towards a kind of post-60s left-libertarianism.”

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