libertarianism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English libertarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English libertarianism From libertarian + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.
The peculiar brand of libertarianism in vogue within technology circles means a minority of members—a couple of outspoken misogynists—can disproportionately affect the behavior and mood of the group under the cover of free speech.
2014, Astra Taylor, chapter 4, in The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN:Nevertheless, advocates of individual freedom not only continue to exist, but are increasing in number. Refugees from the Old Right, the Old Left and the New Left, they are organizing independently under the New Right banner of libertarianism.
1971 January 10, Stan Lehr, Louis Rossetto, “The New Right Credo–Libertarianism”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Isaacson reports that Musk’s fractured relationship with Jenna, who is trans, partly led to Musk’s rightward turn toward libertarianism and questioning what he considers the “woke-mind-virus, which is fundamentally antiscience, antimerit, and antihuman.”
2023 September 12, Paul Glader, “Four takeaways from Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk”, in CNN:
- (countable, uncountable) The doctrine of free will, as opposed to necessitarianism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| libertarianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
right-libertarianism · libertopianism · antilibertarianism · anarcho-libertarianism · cybertarianism · cyberlibertarianism · left-libertarianism · geolibertarianism · loonytarianism · cryptolibertarianism
Relateds
Translations (38)
fi libertarismi (political philosophy) · ja 自由至上主義 (political philosophy) · sv nyliberalism (political philosophy) · cs libertarianismus (political philosophy) · fr libertarisme (political philosophy) · ru либертариа́нство (political philosophy) · cmn 自由意志主義 /自由意志主义 (political philosophy) · ja リバタリアニズム (political philosophy) · vi chủ nghĩa tự do cá nhân (political philosophy) · sh либертаријанизам (political philosophy) · ja 自由意志主義 (political philosophy) · es libertarismo (political philosophy) · ko 자유지상주의 (political philosophy) · hu libertarianizmus (political philosophy) · nl libertarisme (political philosophy) · pl libertarianizm (political philosophy) · id libertarisme (political philosophy) · vi chủ nghĩa tự do (political philosophy) · sh slobodarstvo (political philosophy) · ia libertarianismo (political philosophy) · id libertarianisme (political philosophy) · pt libertarianismo (political philosophy) · ca llibertarisme (political philosophy) · de Libertarismus (political philosophy) · ka ლიბერტარიანიზმი (political philosophy) · fr libertarianisme (political philosophy) · cmn 自由意志論 /自由意志论 (political philosophy) · pt libertarismo (political philosophy) · sh слободарство (political philosophy) · ja 完全自由主義 (political philosophy) · sh libertarijanizam (political philosophy) · vi chủ nghĩa tự do ý chí (political philosophy) · ru либертари́зм (political philosophy) · sv libertarianism (political philosophy) · mr स्वातंत्र्यवाद (political philosophy) · da libertarianisme (political philosophy) · eo libertarianismo (political philosophy) · hu libertarizmus (political philosophy)