self-ownership
Personal dominion concept
Self-ownership is the principle that a person has exclusive rights over their own body and life.
The concept underlies arguments about bodily autonomy, consent, and individual liberty: The case for legalizing drugs often rests on self-ownership.
Libertarian philosophy treats self-ownership as foundational—if you own yourself, others cannot legitimately compel your labor or choices without consent.
Status as a person
- individualityUnique personal character
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
subjectivity · ego · persona
Stateless free-market ideology
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- non-aggressionCommitment against hostile action
- LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher's surname
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
Power to act
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- volitionCapacity for choice
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
Absence of constraint
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- noninterferenceAbstaining from involvement
choice · discretion · consent · exemption · immunity · entitlement · privilege · civil-liberties
Confident self-expression quality
- proactivityTendency to anticipate needs
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
personhood
Status as a person
- individualityUnique personal character
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
uniqueness · subjectivity · ego · persona
anarcho-capitalism
Stateless free-market ideology
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- non-aggressionCommitment against hostile action
- LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher's surname
agency
Power to act
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- volitionCapacity for choice
freedom
Absence of constraint
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
noninterference · choice · discretion · consent · exemption · immunity · entitlement · privilege · civil-liberties
assertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
- proactivityTendency to anticipate needs
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- freedomfreedom of choice, freedom of will, free will, expression, speech
- autonomyfreedom, independence, free will, sovereignty, personal freedom
- Body Rightsbodily autonomy, medical consent, reproductive rights, medical autonomy, patient rights
- Individualismindividualism, nonconformity, personal freedom, autonomy, independence
- libertarianismlibertarianism, anarcho-capitalism, classical liberalism, limited government, free market
- LockeJohn Locke, tabula rasa, blank slate, social contract, natural rights
self-ownershipslavery
Ownership of people
bondage · enslavement · chattel slavery · servitude · serfdom
self-ownershiptotalitarianism
State controls everything absolutely
collectivism · authoritarianism · statism · collective ownership · paternalism
self, owner, selfish, owned, ownership, owning, owns, selfhood, ownerships