Difference between revisions of "What Is Property?"
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Property is a complex set of coercive rights. Most people rely on simple folk models, but at least four fields are important for understanding property: philosophy, law, economics, and anthropology. Libertarians want an absolute, full liberal property over everything, that has never existed and that most people would not want. | Property is a complex set of coercive rights. Most people rely on simple folk models, but at least four fields are important for understanding property: philosophy, law, economics, and anthropology. Libertarians want an absolute, full liberal property over everything, that has never existed and that most people would not want. | ||
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The "non-aggression axiom" specifically exempts use of force to punish or deter violators of rights claims, calling it "retaliatory". Justifying coercion by calling it retaliatory force does not make it any less coercion. In other words, they say it's not coercive only because they are in favor of it. Sorry, aiming guns at people is coercive no matter what your justification. | The "non-aggression axiom" specifically exempts use of force to punish or deter violators of rights claims, calling it "retaliatory". Justifying coercion by calling it retaliatory force does not make it any less coercion. In other words, they say it's not coercive only because they are in favor of it. Sorry, aiming guns at people is coercive no matter what your justification. | ||
| − | For more on this subject see: [[Non-Aggression]]. | + | For more on this subject see: [[Non-Aggression]] and [[Property Is Coercive]]. |
==What about Locke and Mixing of Labor?== | ==What about Locke and Mixing of Labor?== | ||
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If you have anything resembling ownership of your body, it is a result of rights created by government or other coercive social organizations. But they are never full liberal ownership because there are always important exceptions (resembling easements) having to do with the duties of citizenship and the facts of competency. | If you have anything resembling ownership of your body, it is a result of rights created by government or other coercive social organizations. But they are never full liberal ownership because there are always important exceptions (resembling easements) having to do with the duties of citizenship and the facts of competency. | ||
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| + | Bodies are NEVER property (let alone absolute property) in any culture except in [[slavery]]. | ||
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| + | To read more, see: [[Self-Ownership]]. | ||
==What about Intellectual Property such as Patents and Copyrights?== | ==What about Intellectual Property such as Patents and Copyrights?== | ||
