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- Title
Libertarianism and Conjoined Twins.
- Authors
Wollen, Amos
- Abstract
This paper presents a new challenge for libertarianism. (Or rather: for any version of libertarianism committed to absolute, indefeasible self-ownership rights). The problem, in a nutshell, is that libertarianism appears to self-destruct in cases where conjoined twins—who share body parts—disagree over what to do with them. The problem is explored, and some solutions are proposed. The verdict is that accepting any of them will make libertarianism harder to defend.
- Subjects
CONJOINED twins; LIBERTARIANISM; CUSTODIAL accounts; CAREGIVERS; SELF-destructive behavior
- Publication
Philosophia, 2022, Vol 50, Issue 4, p2183
- ISSN
0048-3893
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11406-022-00512-0