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    • The self-ownership thesis, as commonly understood, faces a tetralemma.
    • Satisfying the first three desiderata (equal rights, strongest ownership, determinate rights) requires a weaker interpretation of self-ownership.
    • This weaker interpretation fails to support the fourth desideratum (rejection of a duty to assist).

    Conclusions:

    • Libertarians cannot simultaneously uphold all four core tenets of the self-ownership thesis.
    • A choice must be made between a robust conception of ownership and the rejection of duties to others.
    • The article highlights a fundamental challenge in libertarian political and ethical theory.