Difference between revisions of "What Is Libertarianism?"
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== A Polyphyletic Nightmare == | == A Polyphyletic Nightmare == | ||
| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetics Phylogenetics] is the science of evolutionary descent, a major part of the science of taxonomy. It can apply to more than just biology: it can apply to anything that evolves, such as philosophical ideas. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphyly Polyphyly] is when a grouping consists of members with multiple ancestral sources, and is considered bad classification. Adding to the problem is the issue of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulate_evolution reticulate evolution]: where separate branches combine to make a network of origin. This is common in political philosophy. Libertarianism arises from different branches of many philosophies, and is united only in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoplasy homoplasy] of a rhetoric of liberty. | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetics Phylogenetics] is the science of evolutionary descent, a major part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_(general) science of taxonomy]. It can apply to more than just biology: it can apply to anything that evolves, such as philosophical ideas. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphyly Polyphyly] is when a grouping consists of members with multiple ancestral sources, and is considered bad classification. Adding to the problem is the issue of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulate_evolution reticulate evolution]: where separate branches combine to make a network of origin. This is common in political philosophy. Libertarianism arises from different branches of many philosophies, and is united only in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoplasy homoplasy] of a rhetoric of liberty. |
== A Childish Selfishness == | == A Childish Selfishness == | ||
