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Ideologies / Voluntarist / George H. Smith
George H. Smith — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1949–2022 · United States · Philosopher

George H. Smith

Atheism, ayn, and liberty

The philosophy of voluntary society.

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The libertarian philosopher and historian whose lectures and books grounded voluntaryism in a rigorous account of reason, rights and the illegitimacy of coercive authority.

social

Secular, rationalist individualist.

economic

Free-market individualism.

governance

Reasoned case for a stateless, voluntary social order.

Notable for
  • 'Atheism: The Case Against God'
  • Libertarian intellectual history
  • Voluntaryist philosophy
voluntaryismrationalismrights
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