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Okay - in another forum, a side issue came up, largely because of my ignorance. While I'd love to discuss the possibilities, all of the anarchists I've encountered to date have been nihilists, with no coherent idea of how anarchist society would work. Finding a self-identified anarchist with...
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In applied ethics there is a dilemma known as The Trolley Problem ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem ). It runs like this: A trolley is running out of control down a track. In its path are 5 people who have been tied to the track by a mad philosopher. Fortunately, you can flip a switch which...
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[quote user="TokyoTom"] hjmaiere, will you be responding to my last post? [/quote] As far as I can tell, you have fairly restated most of my thesis, but I seem to have failed to fully communicate its implications. For now I will only re-emphasize that although specific people benefit from specific...
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Hi, I need help; and hopefully someone will be interested enough to reply and aid me. I'm researching the origin of the state, specifically the de Jouvenel's theory, as presented in 'On Power'. This is the theory Hoppe refers to in 'Natural Elites, Intellectuals, and the State'...
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Is there anyone on this list who owns a copy and would be willing to sell it? Or is there anyone on this list who knows where and how I might be able to buy this book? I need the English translation but I'm interested in the original Latin version as well. It might also be titled "On the King...
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[quote user="DBratton"] The medieval word was filled with independent political and social authorities whose titles were as good as the king's. The church, the guilds, the towns, various political subdivisions all had overlapping and divided sovereignty. They were willing and able to defend...