- 20 Apr 2014 21:16
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There is one thing that has troubled me with libertarianism:
Should a child or the child's parents be responsible for the child's actions? Let's say in education for example: should the child or the child's parents be the one to decide on what school the child attends to? Since if there is no government-enforced public education in a libertarian society.
If the parents were to decide doesn't that violate the child's physical integrity? But if the child is to decide doesn't that lead to poor decisions since child cannot be mature enough to make those decisions that would affect his or her entire life?
Also what age should the child be responsible for his or her own actions? In other words when does one become an fully responsible adult? Or will there be no concept of adulthood at all?
Should a child or the child's parents be responsible for the child's actions? Let's say in education for example: should the child or the child's parents be the one to decide on what school the child attends to? Since if there is no government-enforced public education in a libertarian society.
If the parents were to decide doesn't that violate the child's physical integrity? But if the child is to decide doesn't that lead to poor decisions since child cannot be mature enough to make those decisions that would affect his or her entire life?
Also what age should the child be responsible for his or her own actions? In other words when does one become an fully responsible adult? Or will there be no concept of adulthood at all?
I am the state. ~Ludvig XIV