Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Wilt Chamberlain
16 Feb 2016
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Defending a libertarian view of the state. Original position is set up to fail". We all born with certain natural rights that the state cannot interfere with. The entitlement theory: a person who acquires holding in accordance with the principle of justice in acquisition is entitled to that holding. Making something of you own: a person who acquires a holding in accordance with the principle of justice in transfer, from someone else entitled to the holding, is entitled to the holding. Transferred to you from someone else who has had it. E. g. buying things, receiving gifts, etc: a person who acquires a holding in accordance with the principle of rectification of injustice is entitled to the holding. Acquisition of something as compensation of a wrong. No one is entitled to a holding except by (repeated) applications of 1, 2, and 3. Tells us that we can only acquire things justly through the applications of 1, 2, and.
