A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism

Hoppe, Hans-Hermann

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“…In the real world, however, Kuflik cannot escape from the fire to the frying pay for there is no unanimous agreement to the rules of the game. On this see McGee (1991McGee ( , 1992, Spooner (1966Spooner ( [1870), Rothbard (1965Rothbard ( , 1970Rothbard ( , 1977aRothbard ( ,b, 1978Rothbard ( , 1998Rothbard ( [1982), Hoppe (1989), De Jasay (1985, Benson (1990), Barnett (1998), Tinsley (1998Tinsley ( -1999, and Stringham (1998Stringham ( -1999. The libertarian escapes this dilemma since his only axiom, non-invasion of innocent parties and their property, can be ''imposed'' on all people without violating their rights, since they have no ''right'' to invade in the first place.…”

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Alienability: rejoinder to Kuflik

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2007

Humanomics

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Purpose -The purpose of writing this paper is to defend the doctrine of commodification, or alienability: that there are no exceptions to the principle that all things that are owned may be legally sold. Design/methodology/approach -The approach of this paper is to consider arguments to the contrary, mainly those, in this case, furnished by Kuflik, and then to refute these arguments. Findings -The conclusion of this paper is that socialism, the view that purchases and sales, markets, free enterprise, is unjustified, is mistaken. Non-alienability is part and parcel of the critique of markets. To the extent it is countered, markets are strengthened. Research limitations/implications -Future research would probe more deeply into anti-market arguments. Practical implications -The practical implications is that the law should legalize markets in body parts, and, more radically, should recognize voluntary slave contracts. Originality/value -This is virtually an entirely original paper, in that there are only a very few publications that defend complete alienability, such as does this one. Keywords Legal principles, Selling, Right to buy, Trade, Philosophical concepts Paper type Conceptual paper 1. Introduction Buying, selling, renting, borrowing, lending -in a word -transferring property from one person to another is part and parcel of an economically integrated geographical area. If a widespread and inclusive European common market is to succeed to the extent hoped for by many of its advocates, a necessary precondition is full economic integration. Since this latter requires the legalization of full commercial interaction between and among the citizens of all member states, it cannot be denied that the freedom to ''barter and truck'' must be accorded them.There is a debate with regard to inalienability taking place in the academic literature. [See Barnett (1986), Calabresi and Melamed (1972), Epstein (1985, Feinberg (1978), Kant (1930), Kinsella (1998Kinsella ( -1999, Kuflik ( , 1986, Locke (1960), McConnell (1984, Meyers (1981), Mill (1975[1859), Radin (1987), Rose-Ackerman (1985), and Rousseau (1968)]. It is a bit one-sided, with most commentators maintaining that total and complete alienability, the right to buy and sell all property and personal attributes and characteristics, is impossible, or unwarranted, or unjust[1]. This is not per se a European issue; its importance cannot be confined to that continent; and, further, the debate over alienability is more of theoretical than practical interest. Nevertheless, it is also true that complete and total free trade, in all conceivable goods and services, whether foreign or domestic, is certainly of great importance to all members of the community. It is in this sense that the present philosophically oriented paper on the economics of the law will be of particular interest to the European law and economics community, at present; ultimately, however, this is an issue for all of mankind.

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“…[on this see McGee (1991McGee ( , 1992, Spooner (1966Spooner ( [1870), Rothbard (1965Rothbard ( , 1970Rothbard ( , 1977aRothbard ( ,b, 1978Rothbard ( , 1998Rothbard ( [1982), Hoppe (1989), De Jasay (1985, Benson (1990), and Barnett (1998)]. …”

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Alienability: rejoinder to Kuflik

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2007

Humanomics

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“…My impression is that folks very seldom change their minds on these issues." Here, she commits the fallacy of the performative contradiction ( (Hoppe, 1988(Hoppe, ) (1989; (Kinsella, 2002)). She argues, in effect, that arguing is inefficacious, and, presumably, should not be engaged in.…”

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Should Abortion Be Criminalized? Rejoinder to Akers, Davies and Shaffer on Abortion

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2014

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“…Next, Caplan (2001, p. 10, ft. 11) taxes the Austrians with logical inconsistency: on the one hand we reject his attempt to distinguish between ordinary and technical language, on the other hand we, e.g., Rothbard (1962), Hoppe (1989) "all acknowledge a role for empirical assumptions to supplement pure praxeology, ... such as the value of leisure, human and resource variety..." However, I fail to see why these two occurrences are related. Yes, broad empirical generalizations such as mentioned above play a role in Austrian analysis.…”

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“…Caplan's (2002, p. 20) treatment of Hoppe's (1989) argument from argument, or "argumentation ethics" is nothing less than a scandal. It is one thing to criticize a perspective by giving reasons that tend to undermine it.…”

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