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     12       <title>Self-Ownership and the Logic of Property</title>
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     16       <description>&lt;h1 id=&#34;self-ownership-and-the-logic-of-property&#34;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Self-Ownership and the Logic of Property&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a class=&#34;heading-link&#34; href=&#34;#self-ownership-and-the-logic-of-property&#34;&gt;&#xA;    &lt;i class=&#34;fa-solid fa-link&#34; aria-hidden=&#34;true&#34; title=&#34;Link to heading&#34;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#xA;    &lt;span class=&#34;sr-only&#34;&gt;Link to heading&lt;/span&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Self-ownership = the exclusive handle over your body, with a custody chain that terminates in you and no one else.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2 id=&#34;introduction&#34;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a class=&#34;heading-link&#34; href=&#34;#introduction&#34;&gt;&#xA;    &lt;i class=&#34;fa-solid fa-link&#34; aria-hidden=&#34;true&#34; title=&#34;Link to heading&#34;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#xA;    &lt;span class=&#34;sr-only&#34;&gt;Link to heading&lt;/span&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Non-Aggression Principle (NAP) is usually built on the axiom of self-ownership: the claim that one owns oneself and the results of one’s actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Locke, Hoppe, and Rothbard approximate this concept, treating it as “self-evident” within natural law or libertarian ethics. But critics often challenge the axiom as unfounded or subjective. If self-ownership cannot be demonstrated, then aggression—the coercive seizure of others’ bodies or property—can be reframed as morally permissible.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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