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Artificial. As opposed to "natural", means created or produced by man. California Casualty Indemnity Exchange v. Industrial Accident Commission of California, 13 Cal.2d 529, 90 P.2d 289 Created by art, or by law; existing only by force of...[human] law. Humanly contrived. ~ Black's Law...
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I've got a blog where I'm trying to introduce the layman to our political worldview. Today I posted on the subject of natural rights. (also seen here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979264662 ) I'm interested in any critiques of the article. Did I provide a good...
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Any suggestions? Point me to good articles or books from Libertarian authors that helped you grasp Natural Law and Natural Rights clearly. Thanks
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[quote user="Knight_of_BAAWA"] [quote user="Anarcho-Mercantilist"]The phrase "initiation of force" cannot be logically defined without circularity[/quote]Nonsense. Do try to grasp that words have definitions. [/quote] How do you conclude that "nuclear weapon production...
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[quote user="Juan"][quote user="Brainpolice"]But to address the original question, I'm not exactly a utilitarian (in the sense of making use of a pleasure/pain principle or in the sense of trying to make morality metric).[/quote] By calling you a utilitarian, I meant that you...
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[quote user="Knight_of_BAAWA"] [quote user="Brainpolice"]I don't advocate the Kantian Golden Rule and the universalizability test. In fact, I've blogged repeatedly on why I think that universality by itself is insufficient, and sometimes too rigid.[/quote]Question: if someone...
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[quote user="Juan"]BP, Can your position be described as some variety of utilitarianism ? [/quote] The Kantian Golden Rule and the universalizability test function like 'utilitarianism' in the sense that they require one to imagine if it has positive and negative outcomes. For instance...
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[quote user="nirgrahamUK"]circularity doesnt come into it when you are talking facts.[/quote] Alfred Korzybski (1933, pp. 429-432) will probably attribute the conflation of the 'mental self' with the 'physical self' as the confusion of orders of abstractions . Read pages 429...
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[quote user="wilderness"] Natural rights are. Life is. Liberty is. Property is. Without these rights that are, then no defining will happen. No exploring can even occur without these rights. How do you explore human nature or otherwise without living (life), choosing [(liberty) i.e. without...
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[quote user="wilderness"] every time you respond you prove that life, liberty, and property is... good job [/quote] You're defending the status quo. Why should life, liberty, and property be maximized ?