Zygote
02-04-2006, 09:11 PM
I've always enjoyed Borodog's views on politics and have been very sympathetic to libertarian and anarcho-capitilistic philosophies - however, initially, I refused to accept them. This was partially due to social conditioning and mostly because of my ignorance, but i did manage to naturally develop and hold many ideas that coincide with free-market anarchism.
My problem started when i began reading about libertanism. I discovered the preaching that defended private property as an absolute and constitutional right. IMO, the constitutional right to private property lacks a defense, but, regardless, I didn't realize how easily this problem would've been solved if I just thought to introduce anarchy and self-interest based contracts.
Post epiphany, i had ideas on how property rights would play out if they were introduced into an anarchistic state of nature. I also, through debating with a friend, developed many philosphical defenses for anarchism, but didn't expand my thoughts beyond the idea of self-interest based contracts. I was hoping to convince my friend, but couldn't until i had a more complex and thorough defense. Unfortunately, my currently feeble mind prevented me from effectively laying out an elegant and sophisticated foundation that i could convincingly express to opponents.
On the bright side, i found someone who did it for me. Did an excellent job too. So good, i felt i had to share. Seemed like he was reading my mind at times and knew that i wanted someone to express these ideas for me in a simple elegant way, but with more complex theory. I'm very excited to start reading more from this author in hopes of expanding the defenses of my political ideology.
Hope those interested enjoy,
A Positive Account of Property Rights, by David Friedman (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Property/Property.html)
My problem started when i began reading about libertanism. I discovered the preaching that defended private property as an absolute and constitutional right. IMO, the constitutional right to private property lacks a defense, but, regardless, I didn't realize how easily this problem would've been solved if I just thought to introduce anarchy and self-interest based contracts.
Post epiphany, i had ideas on how property rights would play out if they were introduced into an anarchistic state of nature. I also, through debating with a friend, developed many philosphical defenses for anarchism, but didn't expand my thoughts beyond the idea of self-interest based contracts. I was hoping to convince my friend, but couldn't until i had a more complex and thorough defense. Unfortunately, my currently feeble mind prevented me from effectively laying out an elegant and sophisticated foundation that i could convincingly express to opponents.
On the bright side, i found someone who did it for me. Did an excellent job too. So good, i felt i had to share. Seemed like he was reading my mind at times and knew that i wanted someone to express these ideas for me in a simple elegant way, but with more complex theory. I'm very excited to start reading more from this author in hopes of expanding the defenses of my political ideology.
Hope those interested enjoy,
A Positive Account of Property Rights, by David Friedman (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Property/Property.html)