RE: Why Anarcho-Capitalism Is a Canard and Its Implications for Atheism
January 18, 2017 at 10:01 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2017 at 10:01 pm by log.)
(January 18, 2017 at 9:54 pm)chimp3 Wrote:(January 18, 2017 at 9:46 pm)log Wrote: Precisely. And you can back that up with force - and, without the implicit threat of force, the sign would be meaningless.Without the notion of private property ( including your own body) is there an argument for self defence? An argument against rape? Is there an argument for "Thou shall not steal"?
There is not a good argument for self-defense, but there is one for defense of (some) others, and there is one against rape, and there is one for "thou shalt not steal."
However, that takes a detour through ontology and epistemology and theology. My point in this thread is there is a necessary, forseeable problem with a social order predicated upon resource monopolization through issuance of threats against others to control their behavior.