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A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
The following is a chapter from David Friedman's (Milton's son) first anarcho-capitalistic book, "The Machinery of Freedom".
So far as i can tell, this critique seems very directed at the Rothbard school of thought rather than anything strictly Austrian. Mises, from what i understand, was a consequentialist in similar ways as Friedman. Do any of the supporters of Rothbard's ideas on natural rights and libertarinism want to provide a rebuttal or point towards one provided by someone else? I personally agree with his overall conclusion but think some of the problems he presents have more of an objective answer than is given credit for. Here's the argument: http://daviddfriedman.com/Libertaria...hapter_41.html [ QUOTE ] Article deleted for copyright reasons. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
If you want a truly free society you have to let go of the property rights, you can't have both. I don't see how property rights beyond right of use can be defended principally in anything claiming to be a free (as in anarchist) society. |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
A very interesting chapter of a very interesting book, and I'd love to see how the ACists (at least the ones who believe in natural rights) respond.
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
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If you want a truly free society you have to let go of the property rights, you can't have both. I don't see how property rights beyond right of use can be defended principally in anything claiming to be a free (as in anarchist) society. [/ QUOTE ] Pssst : What you're advocating is pure ANARCHY. These guys are advocating anarcho-CAPITALISM. A world of difference- |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
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Pssst : What you're advocating is pure ANARCHY. These guys are advocating anarcho-CAPITALISM. A world of difference- [/ QUOTE ] ooohhhh.. I see the difference now! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
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[ QUOTE ] Pssst : What you're advocating is pure ANARCHY. These guys are advocating anarcho-CAPITALISM. A world of difference- [/ QUOTE ] ooohhhh.. I see the difference now! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I see it every day. ANARCHO-CAPITALISM is my monthly finances. ANARCHISM is my garage. OK? [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
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Pssst : What you're advocating is pure ANARCHY. These guys are advocating anarcho-CAPITALISM. A world of difference- [/ QUOTE ] Well someone slapped anarcho in front, and the use of anarchist rhetorics is pretty high from ACists so they'll have to live with the question. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
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[ QUOTE ] If you want a truly free society you have to let go of the property rights, you can't have both. I don't see how property rights beyond right of use can be defended principally in anything claiming to be a free (as in anarchist) society. [/ QUOTE ] Pssst : What you're advocating is pure ANARCHY. These guys are advocating anarcho-CAPITALISM. A world of difference- [/ QUOTE ] No, it's not different at all. |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
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[ QUOTE ] What you're advocating is pure ANARCHY. These guys are advocating anarcho-CAPITALISM. A world of difference- [/ QUOTE ] No, it's not different at all. [/ QUOTE ] ANARCHIST : "Property is theft". Anarcho-CAPITALIST : "Property is sacrosanct". |
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Re: A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] What you're advocating is pure ANARCHY. These guys are advocating anarcho-CAPITALISM. A world of difference- [/ QUOTE ] No, it's not different at all. [/ QUOTE ] ANARCHIST : "Property is theft". Anarcho-CAPITALIST : "Property is sacrosanct". [/ QUOTE ] False. Anarchist just means !government. It doesn't imply anything about property. If you want to make a statement about what property should be, you need to add some form of adjective to the label "anarchist". |
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