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Libertarianism What it means to be a “libertarian” in a political sense is a contentious issue, especially among libertarians themselves. There is no single theory that can be safely identified as the libertarian theory, and probably no single principle or set of principles on which all libertarians can agree. Néanmoins, there is a certain family resemblance among libertarian theories that can serve as a framework

Zhong Hui (Chung Hui, 225–264 C.E.) Zhong Hui (Chung Hui) was a major philosophical figure during China’s early medieval period (220-589 CE). An accomplished interpreter of the Laozi and the Yijing, Zhong Hui contributed significantly to the early development of xuanxue—literally “learning” (xue) of the “dark” or “mysterious” (xuan) Dao ("Chemin"), but sometimes translated as “Neo-Daoism“. He also was a major political figure whose ambition

Théodore Adorno (1903-1969) Theodor Adorno était l'un des plus grands philosophes continentaux du XXe siècle.. Bien qu'il ait écrit sur un large éventail de sujets, sa préoccupation fondamentale était la souffrance humaine, en particulier les effets des sociétés modernes sur la condition humaine.. Il a été influencé notamment par Hegel, Marx, et Nietzsche. Il était associé à l'Institut de recherche sociale, à l'école de Francfort, qui était une science sociale