'It would be practicable only in a world of people who are .......' <---(no moral words allowed)
close to god? have the same name as someone from the bible? be people that you lionize? have wings? have not committed any act contrary to the 10 commandments?
Where there is no property there is no justice; a proposition as certain as any demonstration in Euclid
Fools! not to see that what they madly desire would be a calamity to them as no hands but their own could bring
Poptech:No you have not. Nothing you presented supports how Mises defined anarchism.
Mises clearly equated anarchism with lawlessness; and with the absence of insitutions that promote social order.
you think that ancaps are for lawlessness? that institutions that promote social order have no place in ancap society?
so are you calling Mises a moron for mistaking his opponents so shockingly?
laminustacitus:Hopefully, there won't be a law against you. So, there's a bad consequence to the theory; nevertheless, its still far better than the terribly philosophically unsound NAP.
Not it's not. It is absolutely terrible, and far worse than the NAP. First of all, in many cases you would not know if you are reducing the amount of social cooperation is society. Also, practically every criticism of utilitarianism could be refined and applied to this theory. Then there is the fact that different people have different ideas as to what constitutes an increase in "social cooperation" in society.
It is also not true that all thieves reduce the amount of social cooperation in society. Maybe I steal a painting, and the entire community cooperates together in order to return the painting to its rightful owner. In this example, the thief has increased the amount of social cooperation in society.
The usage of "angels and saints" is common in Judeo/Christian cultures. If you are unfamiliar with it then it will not make any sense.
Angels (defined) - "A person whose actions and thoughts are consistently virtuous."
Saints (defined) - "a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence"
"Anarchism misunderstands the real nature of man. It would be practicable only in a world of angels and saints" - Ludwig von Mises
holiness, virtue, or benevolence
February 17 - 1600 - Giordano Bruno is burnt alive by the catholic church. Aquinas : "much more reason is there for heretics, as soon as they are convicted of heresy, to be not only excommunicated but even put to death."
Poptech: Laughing Man:Well here is his legal system in a nutshell. Say I like punching people in the face that I meet. I think that it is good [ moral ]. I walk up to person B and greet them in my face punching action and they say 'Hey I don't like that'. Well what are you going to say in a court case? 'Your honor, my subjective morality is better then his subjective morality....because.....' Morality is not a legal argument. Morality is still subjective, it is your own personal beliefs of right and wrong. If mine are different than yours, who is right?
Laughing Man:Well here is his legal system in a nutshell. Say I like punching people in the face that I meet. I think that it is good [ moral ]. I walk up to person B and greet them in my face punching action and they say 'Hey I don't like that'. Well what are you going to say in a court case? 'Your honor, my subjective morality is better then his subjective morality....because.....'
Morality is not a legal argument. Morality is still subjective, it is your own personal beliefs of right and wrong. If mine are different than yours, who is right?
So are you a nihilist or a legal positivist?
Juan:holiness, virtue, or benevolence Meaningless subjective gibberish about subjective morality. It doesn't help your (non)argument.
not meaningless when he put them in context and then proceeded to show in a context and then set the defintion.