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The Subjectivity of Value
Friday, March 14, 2008 4:47 PM

[Cross-posted on the parent blog ] For some reason, the past few weeks have found me embroiled in more debates about value theory than I can remember in the past year. Accordingly, I figured I'd post something on the subject as a starting point for those debates, so that I don't have to repeat my entire view in every conversation. The problems people... Read More...

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Filed under: Intrinsic Value, Economics

Does Intrinsic Value in Nonconscious Objects Create Problems for Property Rights?
Sunday, March 02, 2008 2:51 PM

[Cross-posted on the parent blog ] So I wrote earlier about the idea of nonconscious objects having intrinsic value, and I was wondering about the implications of what I said for our normal conceptions regarding property rights. Basically, I argued that some objects, like the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls, have the inherent capacity to inspire significant reactions... Read More...

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Filed under: Justice, Property Rights, Appropriation and Environmentalism, Intrinsic Value, Opportunity