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There is not such thing as "clearly their own wealth" because there is not a natural right to private property but a society agreement. What you can or can't ow

There is not such thing as "clearly their own wealth" because there is not a natural right to private property but a society agreement. What you can or can't own depends on the circumstances. For instance, can you be the owner of 1000 can of food? Absolutely, if you are in the bay area, because the society there allow you that. What about an island without any other food that is inhabited by 40 other people? I doubt it very much.

aminok 10y ago
The right to private property is every bit as natural as the right to one's own body. Both come from the act of appropriating natural resources and converting it into something of greater value that is personally useful, and making exclusive of the resulting property. >What you can or can't own depends on the circumstances. You're confusing the act of protecting a right with the right itself. A right does not cease to exist because the law fails to protect it.
- RobertoG 10y ago
  "Both come from the act of appropriating natural resources and converting it into something of greater value that is personally useful" Where is that written? I would like to point to you that your "private property", including your own body, could be considered as a "natural resource" ready to be exploited by other agents in the environment. I doubt that throwing copies of "Atlas Shrugged" to their heads is going to change their mind (even signed copies!).
  - aminok 10y ago
    >Where is that written? That is how property has historically been justified. Read up on property rights if you want to learn more about it. >I would like to point to you that your "private property", including your own body, could be considered as a "natural resource" ready to be exploited by other agents in the environment. The principle of property rights is that you cannot make use of natural resources that have already been appropriated and turned into someone else's property, so no, another person couldn't simply exploit my property/body under the property rights framework.

aminok 10y ago

The right to private property is every bit as natural as the right to one's own body. Both come from the act of appropriating natural resources and converting it into something of greater value that is personally useful, and making exclusive of the resulting property. >What you can or can't own depends on the circumstances. You're confusing the act of protecting a right with the right itself. A right does not cease to exist because the law fails to protect it.

RobertoG 10y ago
"Both come from the act of appropriating natural resources and converting it into something of greater value that is personally useful" Where is that written? I would like to point to you that your "private property", including your own body, could be considered as a "natural resource" ready to be exploited by other agents in the environment. I doubt that throwing copies of "Atlas Shrugged" to their heads is going to change their mind (even signed copies!).
- aminok 10y ago
  >Where is that written? That is how property has historically been justified. Read up on property rights if you want to learn more about it. >I would like to point to you that your "private property", including your own body, could be considered as a "natural resource" ready to be exploited by other agents in the environment. The principle of property rights is that you cannot make use of natural resources that have already been appropriated and turned into someone else's property, so no, another person couldn't simply exploit my property/body under the property rights framework.