Rights are those things that any free adult individual can assert, that the government can guarantee (or direct compensation/retribution if violated) equally for all, and that does not trespass upon the Rights retained by others. a common response to this is that the assertion of any right must necessarily restrict the rights of others (i.e. the right to violate), making this definition contradictory.
can you remind me how libertarians resolve this problem? is a social contract in which the 'right to violate' is waived part of the bargain?
a common response to this is that the assertion of any right must necessarily restrict the rights of others (i.e. the right to violate), making this definition contradictory.
can you remind me how libertarians resolve this problem? is a social contract in which the 'right to violate' is waived part of the bargain? I'm not the libertarian to ask... I mostly agree in principle. I'm not familiar with the details.
OWK, who do we ping to answer this?