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Libertarian Creationism

Libertarian Creationism
Mises Wire Stephan Kinsella
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I've noted many times that one fallacious line of reasoning in support of intellectual property is the idea that creation is an independent source of rights. I have begun to refer to this as "libertarian creationism." I critique this notion, inherent in a recent paper by libertarian philosopher Tibor Machan, in the comments of this Objectivist blog.
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