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To: hocndoc
beavus: "Rights" are [BLANK]. The necessary and sufficient properties (possessed, for example, by humans) that give rise to rights are [BLANK], and those qualities lead to rights because [BLANK].

Bastiat: Each of us has a natural right to ... These are the three basic requirements of life

So, "rights" are freedoms to those actions that a human must take to preserve his basic requirements of life.

Bastiat then gives some examples of rights, but I don't see where he explains the necessary and sufficient qualities or explains how those qualities lead to rights.

I suppose inherent in 'freedom to act' are (1) the ability to act (on one's surroundings) and (2) volitional capacity. Inherent in 'preserving his life' are (3) mortality and (4) being alive.

So are these 4 items the necessary and sufficient qualities? The only one that might be contrued as uniquely human is (2).

Then, I still don't see how rights are relevent or could have emerged in a one-person situation, or in a situation where people cannot communicate with one another but just run around bumping into each other.

Even if the definition of "rights" and the qualities required for them are presented, I still haven't seen it explained how those qualities lead to rights.

Seems like we're making progress though.

272 posted on 02/06/2003 3:23:46 AM PST by beavus
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To: beavus; hocndoc
Bump; place marker
273 posted on 02/06/2003 8:48:10 AM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
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To: beavus; MHGinTN
You are forgetting what makes humans, humans. Add that in, and you will understand the relevancy.
274 posted on 02/06/2003 10:23:27 AM PST by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US.)
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