Difference between revisions of "Mike Huben and Taner Edis criticize Jan Narveson's "The Libertarian Idea"."
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{{DES | des = In 2001, I had an email exchange with [[Jan Narveson]], where I detailed four major failings of his book/philosophy and appended some criticisms by [[Taner Edis]] (since I had permission to publish them.) | show=}} | {{DES | des = In 2001, I had an email exchange with [[Jan Narveson]], where I detailed four major failings of his book/philosophy and appended some criticisms by [[Taner Edis]] (since I had permission to publish them.) | show=}} | ||
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(This text has been extracted from my email to preserve the privacy of other portions of our conversation. Updates are in brackets.) | (This text has been extracted from my email to preserve the privacy of other portions of our conversation. Updates are in brackets.) | ||
| − | February 27, 2001 | + | == Mike Huben, February 27, 2001 == |
I don't keep an enemies list. I'm not that sort of person. However, if I | I don't keep an enemies list. I'm not that sort of person. However, if I | ||
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I point out a much better, much more specific positivist definition: | I point out a much better, much more specific positivist definition: | ||
| − | + | <blockquote>... liberty, freedom, and rights are entirely social constructs. (See [http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Property/Property.html A Positive Account of Property Rights].) They exist only because we have social | |
| − | Positive Account of Property Rights].) | + | |
conventions that enforce them. A "right" is of the form "A claims a right | conventions that enforce them. A "right" is of the form "A claims a right | ||
to do B with C receiving benefit D and creating a reciprocal obligation for | to do B with C receiving benefit D and creating a reciprocal obligation for | ||
E to permit this despite incurring cost F because of threatened cost G | E to permit this despite incurring cost F because of threatened cost G | ||
| − | produced at cost H from I". | + | produced at cost H from I".</blockquote> |
With a clear definition like this, most of your arguments about rights look | With a clear definition like this, most of your arguments about rights look | ||
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amusement. | amusement. | ||
| − | Taner Edis, 28 February 1995 | + | == Taner Edis, 28 February 1995 == |
The problem Narveson claims to have solved is essentially one | The problem Narveson claims to have solved is essentially one | ||
