Where do you 'draw the line' in exercising your freedom?
Ignoring this need for 'reciprocity' with others can make one
a socio-pathological tyrant by imposing upon non-consenting
others the consequences of your amoral liberty. Its an immature
implementation that would discredit the very concept of
libertarianism
in the perception of others. A person's self-absorbed assertion of
liberty
that disregards justified rights of other persons is irresponsible,
to say the least.
Libertarianism that is mature can be thought of as:
Reciprocal Comprehensive Physical Autonomy for each and every
person.
Libertarian* philosophy* in the material ('real') world is premised
on a 'physical* aggression* truce*'
"Each person* may do anything that they free will decide EXCEPT
initiate, or do a credible threat to initiate, physical force*
against the person or justly acquired possessions of another"
This expression does address fraud* too. It also allows other USES
of physical force as only it's initiation is banned. And it allows
for initiations of NON-physical forms of 'force' (ethical,
intellectual, artistic and so on)
Regardless of what specific approaches are employed to sustain
this 'truce' it is important to remember that what is being supported
is: reciprocal* comprehensive* physical autonomy* for each and every
person.
*Let's define our terms...
SeeAlso http://www.onelook.com
Main Entry: lib·er·tar·i·an
Pronunciation: "li-b&r-'ter-E-&n
Function: noun
1 : an advocate of the doctrine of free will
2 a : a person who upholds the principles of absolute and
unrestricted liberty especially of thought and action b capitalized :
a member of a political party advocating libertarian principles
- libertarian adjective
- lib·er·tar·i·an·ism /-E-&-"ni-z&m/ noun
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?
book=Dictionary&va=libertarianism
Main Entry: phi·los·o·phy
Pronunciation: f&-'lä-s(&-)fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -phies
Etymology: Middle English philosophie, from Old French, from Latin
philosophia, from Greek, from philosophos philosopher
1 a (1) : all learning exclusive of technical precepts and practical
arts (2) : the sciences and liberal arts exclusive of medicine, law,
and theology <a doctor of philosophy> (3) : the 4-year college course
of a major seminary b (1) archaic : PHYSICAL SCIENCE (2) : ETHICS c :
a discipline comprising as its core logic, aesthetics, ethics,
metaphysics, and epistemology
2 a : pursuit of wisdom b : a search for a general understanding of
values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational
means c : an analysis of the grounds of and concepts expressing
fundamental beliefs
3 a : a system of philosophical concepts b : a theory underlying or
regarding a sphere of activity or thought <the philosophy of war>
<philosophy of science>
4 a : the most general beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an
individual or group b : calmness of temper and judgment befitting a
philosopher
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=philosophy
Main Entry: 1phys·i·cal
Pronunciation: 'fi-zi-k&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English phisicale medical, from Medieval Latin
physicalis, from Latin physica
1 a : having material existence : perceptible especially through the
senses and subject to the laws of nature <everything physical is
measurable by weight, motion, and resistance -- Thomas De Quincey>
b : of or relating to material things
2 a : of or relating to natural science b (1) : of or relating to
physics (2) : characterized or produced by the forces and operations
of physics
3 a : of or relating to the body b : concerned or preoccupied with
the body and its needs : CARNAL c : characterized by especially
rugged and forceful physical activity : ROUGH <a physical hockey
game> <a physical player>
synonym see MATERIAL
- phys·i·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- phys·i·cal·ness /-k&l-n&s/ noun
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=physical
Main Entry: ag·gres·sion
Pronunciation: &-'gre-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin aggression-, aggressio attack, from aggredi to
attack, from ad- + gradi to step, go -- more at GRADE
1 : a forceful action or procedure (as an unprovoked attack)
especially when intended to dominate or master
2 : the practice of making attacks or encroachments; especially :
unprovoked violation by one country of the territorial integrity of
another
3 : hostile, injurious, or destructive behavior or outlook especially
when caused by frustration
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=aggression
Main Entry: 1truce
Pronunciation: 'trüs
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English trewes, plural of trewe agreement, from Old
English trEow fidelity; akin to Old English trEowe faithful -- more
at TRUE
1 : a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by
agreement of opposing forces : ARMISTICE, CEASE-FIRE
2 : a respite especially from a disagreeable or painful state or
action
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=truce
Main Entry: per·son
Pronunciation: 'p&r-s&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French persone, from Latin
persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from
Etruscan phersu mask, from Greek prosOpa, plural of prosOpon face,
mask -- more at PROSOPOPOEIA
6 : one (as a human being, a partnership, or a corporation) that is
recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=person
Main Entry: 1force
Pronunciation: 'fOrs, 'fors
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar
Latin fortia, from Latin fortis strong
1 a (1) : strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of
motion or change : active power <the forces of nature> <the
motivating force in her life> (2) usually capitalized -- used with a
number to indicate the strength of the wind according to the Beaufort
scale <a Force 10 hurricane> b : moral or mental strength c :
capacity to persuade or convince <the force of the argument>
2 a : military strength b (1) : a body (as of troops or ships)
assigned to a military purpose (2) plural : the whole military
strength (as of a nation) c : a body of persons or things available
for a particular end <a labor force> <the missile force> d : an
individual or group having the power of effective action <join forces
to prevent violence> <a force in politics> e often capitalized :
POLICE FORCE -- usually used with the
3 : violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a
person or thing
4 a : an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results
chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic
deformation and other effects b : any of the natural influences (as
electromagnetism, gravity, the strong force, and the weak force) that
exist especially between particles and determine the structure of the
universe
5 : the quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or
speech
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=force
Main Entry: fraud
Pronunciation: 'frod
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fraude, from Middle French, from Latin
fraud-, fraus
1 a : DECEIT, TRICKERY; specifically : intentional perversion of
truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or
to surrender a legal right b : an act of deceiving or
misrepresenting : TRICK
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=fraud
Main Entry: 1re·cip·ro·cal
Pronunciation: ri-'si-pr&-k&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin reciprocus returning the same way, alternating
2 : shared, felt, or shown by both sides
3 : serving to reciprocate : consisting of or functioning as a return
in kind <the reciprocal devastation of nuclear war>
4 a : mutually corresponding <agreed to extend reciprocal privileges
to each other's citizens> b : marked by or based on reciprocity
<reciprocal trade agreements>
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=reciprocal
Main Entry: com·pre·hen·sive
Pronunciation: -'hen(t)-siv
Function: adjective
1 : covering completely or broadly : INCLUSIVE <comprehensive
examinations> <comprehensive insurance>
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?
book=Dictionary&va=comprehensive&x=17&y=20
Main Entry: au·ton·o·my
Pronunciation: -mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -mies
1 : the quality or state of being self-governing; especially : the
right of self-government
2 : self-directing freedom and especially moral independence
3 : a self-governing state
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=autonomy
Main Entry: an·ar·chism
Pronunciation: 'a-n&r-"ki-z&m, -"när-
Function: noun
1 : a political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to
be
unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on
voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=anarchism
Main Entry: gov·ern·ment
Pronunciation: 'g&-v&r(n)-m&nt, -v&-m&nt; 'g&-b&m-&nt, -v&m-
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
1 : the act or process of governing; specifically : authoritative
direction or control
2 obsolete : moral conduct or behavior : DISCRETION
3 a : the office, authority, or function of governing b obsolete :
the term
during which a governing official holds office
4 : the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of
functions for a political unit : RULE
5 a : the organization, machinery, or agency through which a
political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which
is usually classified according to the distribution of power within
it b : the complex of political institutions, laws, and customs
through which the function of governing is carried out
6 : the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a
political unit or organization: as
a : the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit
and constituting the organization as an active agency
b capitalized : the executive branch of the U.S. federal government c
capitalized : a small group of persons holding simultaneously the
principal political executive offices of a nation or other political
unit and being responsible for the direction and supervision of
public affairs: (1) : such a group in a parliamentary system
constituted by the cabinet or by the ministry
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=government
Main Entry: po·lit·i·cal
Pronunciation: p&-'li-ti-k&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin politicus
1 a : of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of
government
b : of, relating to, or concerned with the making as distinguished
from the administration of governmental policy
2 : of, relating to, involving, or involved in politics and
especially party
politics
3 : organized in governmental terms <political units>
4 : involving or charged or concerned with acts against a government
or a political system
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=political
Main Entry: col·lec·tiv·ism
Pronunciation: k&-'lek-ti-"vi-z&m
Function: noun
: a political or economic theory advocating collective control
especially over production and distribution; also : a system marked
by such control
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?
book=Dictionary&va=collectivism
Main Entry: stat·ism
Pronunciation: 'stA-"ti-z&m
Function: noun
: concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a
highly centralized government
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=statism
Main Entry: min·i·mal·ism
Pronunciation: 'mi-n&-m&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
1 : MINIMAL ART
2 : a style or technique (as in music, literature, or design) that is
characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=minimalism
Main Entry: self-gov·ern·ment
Pronunciation: -'g&-v&r(n)-m&nt, -'g&-v&m-&nt
Function: noun
1 : SELF-COMMAND, SELF-CONTROL
2 : government under the control and direction of the inhabitants of
a political unit rather than by an outside authority; broadly :
control of one's own affairs
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=self-
government
Main Entry: sov·er·eign·ty
Variant(s): also sov·ran·ty /-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté,
from Old French, from soverain
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic
b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY
c : controlling influence
3 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=sovereignty
Main Entry: in·di·vid·u·al·ism
Pronunciation: "in-d&-'vij-w&-"li-z&m, -'vi-j&-w&-, -'vi-j&-"li-
Function: noun
1 a (1) : a doctrine that the interests of the individual are or
ought to be
ethically paramount; also : conduct guided by such a doctrine (2) :
the
conception that all values, rights, and duties originate in
individuals b : a
theory maintaining the political and economic independence of the
individual and stressing individual initiative, action, and
interests; also : conduct or practice guided by such a theory
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?
book=Dictionary&va=individualism
Main Entry: au·thor·i·tar·i·an
Pronunciation: o-"thär-&-'ter-E-&n, &-, -"thor-
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority <had
authoritarian parents>
2 : of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader
or an
elite not constitutionally responsible to the people
- authoritarian noun
- au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism /-E-&-"ni-z&m/ noun
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?
book=Dictionary&va=authoritarianism
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