A concise paper on Natural Law and Natural Rights. What is Natural Law? First to state what it isn’t, Natural Law is not Common Law, nor Positive Law. Natural Laws stem from the natural base of individual human thought i.e. Natural Law is emplaced by reason, and not force. The Latter being bodies of Positive …
2010, Nov, 24 – 11:40 PM
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By Philosopher Rex
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Posted in Human Rights, Natural Law, Political Philosophy, Research, Philosophical
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Tagged common law, morality, Natural law, philosophy, positive law, rights
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ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ This term has come to be used by Libertarian Anarchists to represent their abandonment of, detachment from, and/or complete disregard for, statism and statist ideology.
2010, Oct, 07 – 11:10 PM
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By Philosopher Rex
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Posted in Libertarianism, Political Philosophy, Research, General, Self-Defense, cultural examination
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Tagged anarchism, autarchism, free markets, freedom, gun restriction, individualism, Libertarianism, Tyranny of Government
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Where does government get the ‘right’ to take from one individual and give to another? It has none. A democratic majority or an oligarchic minority are themselves composed of only individuals and have no right to steal from any other individual. If a group has no right to do such ‘redistribution’ (theft), then by doing …
2010, Jun, 27 – 1:33 AM
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By Philosopher Rex
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Posted in Human Rights, Individual vs Collective, Libertarianism, Political Philosophy, Self-Defense
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Tagged abuse of power, collectivism, government spending, Libertarianism, redistribution, rights, socialism
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What Good Can a Handgun Do Against an Army…..? written by Mike Vanderboegh A friend of mine recently forwarded me a question a friend of his had posed: “If/when our Federal Government comes to pilfer, pillage, plunder our property and destroy our lives, what good can a handgun do against an army with advanced weaponry, …
A great set of videos demonstrating the philosophical gulf between Individualism vs. Collectivism. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2010, Apr, 19 – 1:49 PM
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By Philosopher Rex
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Posted in Human Rights, Individual vs Collective, Libertarianism, Political Philosophy
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Tagged capitalism, collectivism, freedom, individualism, Libertarianism, philosophy, socialism
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The US Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights
The United States Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights were written by individuals who supported, fought and defeated the tyranny of the British Empire. These documents were created for the purposes of establishing Natural Law as the primary order of a civil society. In essence they established that humankind possesses certain inalienable rights that …