Difference between revisions of "The Lockean Fable of Initial Acquisition"
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| − | {{DES | des = Also known as the labor theory of property. [[John Locke]] tells a story (nothing more) that ignores the fact that current real-world ownership is based on past theft and conquest | + | {{DES | des = Also known as the labor theory of property. [[John Locke]] tells a story (nothing more) that ignores the fact that current real-world ownership is based on past theft and conquest ([[expropriation]]) not initial acquisition (appropriation.) Initial acquisition without government is a myth. "Mixing of labor" is merely expenditure of effort: it does nothing to create property because property is a socially constructed [[Institutions|institution]]. | show=}} |
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