https://mordaunt.dev/site/series/property-rights/Recent content in Property Rights on Jack MordauntHugoenTue, 23 Sep 2025 19:03:55 -0300https://mordaunt.dev/site/posts/self-ownership/Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:03:55 -0300https://mordaunt.dev/site/posts/self-ownership/<h1 id="self-ownership-and-the-logic-of-property"> <strong>Self-Ownership and the Logic of Property</strong> <a class="heading-link" href="#self-ownership-and-the-logic-of-property"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h1> <p><strong>Self-ownership = the exclusive handle over your body, with a custody chain that terminates in you and no one else.</strong></p> <hr> <h2 id="introduction"> <strong>Introduction</strong> <a class="heading-link" href="#introduction"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>