Abstract 

In this paper I consider all 243 positions that could constitute libertarianism and show that all but a few are false and the few remaining are banal. I argue further that all 243 versions must issue a promissory note for (what I call) the Reducibility of Interference Thesis and to (what I call) the Reducibility of Ownership Thesis, on neither of which can the libertarian make good.

Viminitz, Paul. “A Proof that Libertarianism is Either False or Banal.” Liberalism. Springer, Dordrecht, 2000. 211-219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023%2FA%3A1004782408394

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