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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker
No, the question of what kind of things should count as property only makes sense if we determine what kind of right property
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I disagree. That might be true of your feelings on the matter, but it doesn't necessarily hold that it's true for everyone.
I asked because my initial reaction was that physical property rights are a natural right -if I have food, it's mine. You are violating my rights if you take it from me. But not "intellectual property" -if I write a poem, am I not infringing on your right to freedom of speech if I prevent you from reciting it?
Regarding the aboriginal point, young children are naturally possesive, so wouldn't that suggest that the lack of property rights is more of a social convention and that property rights are natural rights?