KOL187 | Anarchast with Jeff Berwick Discussing IP, Anarcho-libertarianism, and Legislation vs. Private Law (2012)
Summary: Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 187.<br> <br> I appeared on Jeff Berwick's show in 2012: Kinsella on Anarchast Discussing IP, Anarcho-libertarianism, and Legislation vs. Private Law (Dec. 29, 2012):<br> I was a guest on Jeff Berwick's Anarchast (ep. 51, 36 min), released today. We discussed anarchy and how such a society might be reached; the basis and origin of law and property rights and its relationship to libertarian principles, and implications for legislation versus law and the legitimacy of intellectual property; also, utilitarianism, legal positivism, scientism, and logical positivism. Description from the Anarchist site below. For more background on IP, see the C4SIF Resources page; on legislation vs. private law, see The (State’s) Corruption of (Private) Law.<br> Update: See also Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free Society.<br> <br> <br> Anarchast Ep. 51 with Stephan Kinsella<br> <br> Jeff Berwick in Acapulco, Mexico, talks with Stephan Kinsella in Houston, Texas<br> <br> <br> Topics include:<br> <br> - Stephan explains how he became an anarchist and some of the books that pointed him in the right direction including<br> - The Fountainhead (http://amzn.to/VnZwSL)<br> - Stephan is a practicing attorney that applies his legal knowledge with his libertarian philosophy<br> - He believes a free law society will only come about if a majority of people agree in libertarian principles<br> - Law is defined as a concrete body of rules that permits a group of people that want to be able to cooperate to be able to do so<br> - Jeff asks if it is necessary for everyone to agree with libertarian philosophy in order to have a free society<br> - Stephan thinks that a majority of people already have libertarian principles but have not been educated correctly in constancy<br> - He is more optimistic that most because he sees more people not accepting central planning than in the past<br> - Jeff thinks that there could be a backlash against free market ideas during a financial collapse where the people believe capitalism is to blame<br> - Stephan hopes that people will slowly find the state to be irrelevant and this will bring about a free society<br> - Jeff thinks that there will be a financial collapse that will make this transition unpredictable<br> - Stephan is an expert in libertarian Intellectual Property theory<br> - He explains the principles of property law<br> - What most people think is law today is not what law would be based on in a libertarian society<br> - Stephan explains the problem with legal and economic positivism<br> - The proper libertarian view is to be opposed to making law through legislation<br> - The problem with intellectual property is that you are able to use the force of the government against someone who has not aggressed against you<br> - Stephan explains the problems with the utilitarian Intellectual property justification<br> - The intellectual property system forces everyone to participate even if they don’t agree with it<br> <br> Stephan is doing astounding work in libertarian legal theory you can find more in formation on his sites<br> <br> http://www.stephankinsella.com/<br> <br> http://c4sif.org/<br> <br> For more information on The Dollar Vigilante, go to http://dollarvigilante.com. For more information on Jeff Berwick’s anarchist enclave, Galt’s Gulch Chile, go to http://galtsgulchchile.com. And, for more on the anarchist enclave in Acapulco go to http://dollarvigilante.com/acacondos. Come on down and be a guest on Anarchast and live relatively free amongst other anarchists.<br> <br> Source: http://financialsurvivalnetwork.com/2012/12/anarchast-ep-51-with-stephan-kinsella/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anarchast-ep-51-with-stephan-kinsella<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
