Re: Property and life

Samael (Samael@dial.pipex.com)
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:22:56 -0000

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From: Dick.Gray@bull.com <Dick.Gray@bull.com> To: extropians@extropy.com <extropians@extropy.com> Date: 14 January 1999 17:18
Subject: Re: Property and life

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>Samael:
>>(some libertarians/anarchists don't even believe in society, so they can
>>hardly be expected to follow social conventions, can they?).
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>Huh? I don't know of anyone, anarchist or not, who doesn't believe in
>society. What we don't believe is that any grouping of people (community,
>society, etc.) has ontological or ethical precedence over actual people
>themselves.

Rephrasing:

Okay, they don't believe that society takes precedence over them, so they can't be expected to follow social conventions unless they feel like it, can they?

Samael