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self-ownership: a standalone construct

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self-ownership1 CONSTRUCTSelf-ownershipCOHEN · POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

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Political philosophy

the thesis that each person has full rights of ownership over their own body and powers, a basis of libertarian views.

In political philosophy, self-ownership refers to the thesis that each person has full rights of ownership over their own body and powers, a basis of libertarian views. This meaning comes from Cohen (1995) in Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality.[1]

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References

  1. Cohen, G. A. (1995). Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511521270

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