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I always thought Locke's idea on property was a good start. The foundation for property is that it is an extention of our own labor, which we own. That may be a good start, to ask your friend if we can at least agree that our own labor or use of our faculties is our own, even if he won't take...
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Hey everyone. I wanted to discuss this with Stef on today's call-in show, but that didn't happen. I thought I'd post the question or appeal for advice/input here and see what folks had to say. My wife and I stay abreast of the latest happenings with Genetically Modified Foods (GMO), organic...
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That's my first post at freedomainradio and sorry for my broken English as it's not my first language. Let me tell you my story. I will really try to keep it short and I already know I will fail: My "American Dream" started 17 years ago, when I moved from Poland to Canada. You can imagine...
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Determined “Morality” “Morality” is a concept which claims to explain optional yet preferable behavior for human interaction. In order to be a valid theory of “morality” it must be, like any theory, rational, i.e. universal, logical, consistent, reversible, predictable...
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Is value a necessary concept for property rights? I believe one argument says you own yourself and you own what you add value to by mixing with your labor. Since value is subjective or intersubjective, doesn't this undermine the argument? Can I just get around this by saying you own what you produce...
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It seems to me that the common libertarian logic of 'one owns one's body and labor, and therefore, its fruits,' takes an unnecessary (and wrong) leap. One's labor may increase the value of something or correlate to being responsible, but is insufficient to claim property rights. For example...
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Regarding Stephan's claim in that property rights are justified, from the book "a rational proof of secular ethics". thanks stephan for your brilliant work which i appreciate! however, I percieve a flaw: you claim that ownership must exist because self-ownership exists. Lets question this...
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Stefan. I am disappointed by the response of major Venus project promoters to your valid and intelligent questions. It seems I will have to answer them myself. Let's begin. You've asked about the calculation problem in the past. I will now address this, properly. The Calculation Problem Without...
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I'm going to make this into a video pretty soon. Until then, I'd love some feedback on the script! :) http://www.jacobspinney.com/blog/?p=1567
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I really don't know much about mutualism at all except their explanation of property as something that is defined by use, and I'm not even sure what they mean by that. But just musing about the concept has led to a few insights about practical stateless property enforcement that I'd like...