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Libertarian Creationism

Libertarian Creationism
Mises Wire Stephan Kinsella
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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