Re: Argh property rights debate
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2) in the beginning all property was owned in common
#2 is part of that first taking argument, and seems obviously true if one takes a timeline back far enough. In fact this is similar to using the paradigm that all property is part of a share corporation called EarthInc.
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This only works if everyone agrees with it. So, social norms again. In other words, you can't argue against a natural right in property being bogus by simply asserting a different set of natural rights.
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pvn,
I am either going to come back to this later or start another thread on it, as property rights are a subset of natural rights, and overall principles of same are a little different topic. I am however interested in discussing it (overall principles of natural rights).
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