Comments on: My talk in Oxford on “Anarchism, Limited Government, and Liberalism: A Modest Case for Sacking the State” http://tomgpalmer.com/2009/10/27/my-talk-in-oxford-on-anarchism-limited-government-and-liberalism-a-modest-case-for-sacking-the-state/ Personal website and weblog of the libertarian thinker Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tom G. Palmer http://tomgpalmer.com/2009/10/27/my-talk-in-oxford-on-anarchism-limited-government-and-liberalism-a-modest-case-for-sacking-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-14373 Tom G. Palmer Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:35:12 +0000 http://tomgpalmer.com/?p=4148#comment-14373 Thanks for the good question. Rather than try to write a long essay in a little comment box, I will refer you to my book, Realizing Freedom (http://www.amazon.com/Realizing-Freedom-Libertarian-History-Practice/dp/1935308114/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257002697&sr=8-1 ), or the articles on "Saving Libertarianism from Its Friends" and the "Debate on Libertarianism" that are posted under "Selected Publications" on this website (http://tomgpalmer.com/selected-publications/ ). One simple note: one also doesn't "have" a mind or a conscience or emotions or friendships in the sense that one has a head or one has a beating heart, either, but that would be a weak argument against one having them. You are quite right, however, to ask in what sense one does have those things. (I discuss a bit such matters of ontology in my essay on "Myths of Individualism," as well.) I hope that that helps. Thanks for the interesting topic! Cheers, Tom Thanks for the good question. Rather than try to write a long essay in a little comment box, I will refer you to my book, Realizing Freedom (http://www.amazon.com/Realizing-Freedom-Libertarian-History-Practice/dp/1935308114/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257002697&sr=8-1 ), or the articles on “Saving Libertarianism from Its Friends” and the “Debate on Libertarianism” that are posted under “Selected Publications” on this website (http://tomgpalmer.com/selected-publications/ ).

One simple note: one also doesn’t “have” a mind or a conscience or emotions or friendships in the sense that one has a head or one has a beating heart, either, but that would be a weak argument against one having them. You are quite right, however, to ask in what sense one does have those things. (I discuss a bit such matters of ontology in my essay on “Myths of Individualism,” as well.)

I hope that that helps. Thanks for the interesting topic!

Cheers,
Tom

]]> By: Jason Kantz http://tomgpalmer.com/2009/10/27/my-talk-in-oxford-on-anarchism-limited-government-and-liberalism-a-modest-case-for-sacking-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-14360 Jason Kantz Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:16:49 +0000 http://tomgpalmer.com/?p=4148#comment-14360 Intuitively, rights aren't something a person can 'have' in the sense that one has a head or one has a beating heart. Could you point to some arguments made for having rights outside of a system of governance? Intuitively, rights aren’t something a person can ‘have’ in the sense that one has a head or one has a beating heart. Could you point to some arguments made for having rights outside of a system of governance?

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