Libertarianism is a political philosophy and movement that upholds liberty as the highest political end. This ideology may include: Civil libertarianism, a strain of political thought that emphasizes the supremacy of individual rights and personal freedoms over and against any kind of authority Left-libertarianism, a position contrasted with that of right-libertarianism which rejects the private ownership of natural resources Anarchism, an anti-authoritarian and anti-statist philosophy for which some use the term libertarianism synonymously Libertarian socialism, a group of philosophies which aspire to create a non-hierarchical society without private ownership of the means of production or an authoritarian state Right-libertarianism, a position contrasted with that of left-libertarianism for its explicit support of free-market capitalism and private property rights Propertarianism, another name for right-libertarianism
Libertarianism may also refer to: Metaphysical libertarianism, philosophical position supporting free will against determinism Libertinism, sometimes called moral libertarianism and contrasted to political or social libertarianism and metaphysical libertarianism
See also Libertarian Party (disambiguation)
Libertarian liberalism (disambiguation), a term used variously by different scholars