Ayn Rand is also noted for her contributions to libertarian philosophy. She is seen as the most influential figure to those who have adopted libertarian styled thinking. Her famous work The Fountainhead is an allegory of one of the larges libertarian ideas. As libertarians, the belief that you are under complete ownership of yourself is a hallmark. There should not be any reason in the world that you are compelled to sacrifice your time unless you are compelled to do so. Consequent to this thought, we are a race that is only to exist for ourselves. Her greatest contribution was her idea that we live in an inegalitarian society, we are not all equal to each other. Though we should have a level playing field, we are not all inherently equal.
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Michael S. Wilson, for Modern Success, interviewed Noam Chomsky on the topic. Chomsky is a prominent American academic, most noted for his work in anarchism. However, Mr. Chomsky is also cited by many libertarians for his ideas. Interestingly, this illustrates the close connection between ideas of libertarians and anarchists, though they might be vastly different. According to him “ anarchism is, in my view basically a kind of tendency in human thought which shows up in different forms in different circumstances… primarily it is a tendency that is suspicions and skeptical of domination, authority, and hierarchy“ (Chomsky). According to Chomsky, Libertarianism is a phenomenon that is only found in the United States, and a few ties in England. Libertarianism differs from anarchism in the United States for many reasons. U.S. libertarians are more likely to allow a higher level of authority than anarchism does. He makes a distinction here and notes that libertarians support hierarchical power as long as it is private and out of the hands of the government. As an anarchist, Chomsky argues that because of the presence of power even if it is private still allows for the possibility or alienation; something anarchism does not agree with. Chomsky states that libertarianism is simply freedom from the tyranny of the government, and an open gate to tyranny from the corporation and private …show more content…
Libertarianism would mostly likely fall right above anarchism as its closest relative. Anarchism holds that government is responsible for the disorder, and the root of inequality. According to Guerin, a people that is without government is with social harmony. Explained, Guerin found that Proudhon and Bakunin saw “anarchy as both the most colossal disorder, a complete disorganization of society and, beyond this gigantic revolutionary change, the construction of a new, stable, and rational order based on freedom and solidarity” (Guerin 20). Not to any surprise, Guerin in this book writes that “today the terms anarchist and libertarian have become interchangeable.” As my research has presented, and will continue to present; this is not such the
Michael S. Wilson, for Modern Success, interviewed Noam Chomsky on the topic. Chomsky is a prominent American academic, most noted for his work in anarchism. However, Mr. Chomsky is also cited by many libertarians for his ideas. Interestingly, this illustrates the close connection between ideas of libertarians and anarchists, though they might be vastly different. According to him “ anarchism is, in my view basically a kind of tendency in human thought which shows up in different forms in different circumstances… primarily it is a tendency that is suspicions and skeptical of domination, authority, and hierarchy“ (Chomsky). According to Chomsky, Libertarianism is a phenomenon that is only found in the United States, and a few ties in England. Libertarianism differs from anarchism in the United States for many reasons. U.S. libertarians are more likely to allow a higher level of authority than anarchism does. He makes a distinction here and notes that libertarians support hierarchical power as long as it is private and out of the hands of the government. As an anarchist, Chomsky argues that because of the presence of power even if it is private still allows for the possibility or alienation; something anarchism does not agree with. Chomsky states that libertarianism is simply freedom from the tyranny of the government, and an open gate to tyranny from the corporation and private …show more content…
Libertarianism would mostly likely fall right above anarchism as its closest relative. Anarchism holds that government is responsible for the disorder, and the root of inequality. According to Guerin, a people that is without government is with social harmony. Explained, Guerin found that Proudhon and Bakunin saw “anarchy as both the most colossal disorder, a complete disorganization of society and, beyond this gigantic revolutionary change, the construction of a new, stable, and rational order based on freedom and solidarity” (Guerin 20). Not to any surprise, Guerin in this book writes that “today the terms anarchist and libertarian have become interchangeable.” As my research has presented, and will continue to present; this is not such the