Lleyta Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Hi Guys. What is the earliest property rights theory that advocates the primacy of voluntary transfer that you know? Nozick (1974), of course, sets out his entitlement theory which explains his theory of Justice in Transfer which argues property rights can only be transferred legitimately if the transfer is voluntary. But where did he get this argument from? Which theorists thought of this conception before Nozick? I would assume some voluntarist philosophers had, but I'm struggling to find it any in literature? My other gut reaction was to look at Locke's Second Treatise (1689), but he only really discusses Justice in Acquistion, with no real mention of transfer. Any ideas? Thanks guys!
Jsbrads Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 Nozick is Lockian. The ideas existed since the origins of time.
ofd Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 The first modern Western Conception of Natural Law was formulated by Hugo Grotius.
HenryJubeda Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 On 12/1/2017 at 4:59 PM, Lleyta said: Hi Guys. What is the earliest property rights theory that advocates the primacy of voluntary transfer that you know? Nozick (1974), of course, sets out his entitlement theory which explains his theory of Justice in Transfer which argues property rights can only be transferred legitimately if the transfer is voluntary. But where did he get this argument from? Which theorists thought of this conception before Nozick? I would assume some voluntarist philosophers had, but I'm struggling to find it any in literature? My other gut reaction was to look at Locke's Second Treatise (1689), but he only really discusses Justice in Acquistion, with no real mention of transfer. Any ideas? Thanks guys! You want books to read on the topic or what? What does the year some concept was conceived of matter? Even animals recognize personal property and the right to defend themselves. They aren't moral agents so they will be more inclined to take "immoral actions" such as stealing food from other animals etc, which ironically doesn't fall under morality because they aren't moral agents capable of understanding the consequences of such actions.
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