Difference of opinion between Mises.org forum members

Economics Political Theory
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Hopefully my non y/n answers aren’t to annoying/unclear.

  • Anarchism: to a large extent
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: No
  • ABCT: mostly
  • Corporations: yeah sure why not
  • Death penalty: to some extent
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: not quite
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% FRB: not necessarily
  • Worldwide policy of strangling all girl-babies to death at birth: Yes
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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Yes
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes
  • Death penalty:
  • Abortion: No
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: Yes
  • 100% FRB: Yes
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Scientific method: Yes [1]

[1] → Theological Noncognitivism: Yes → God: No

[1] → Praxeology: Yes

Moral agency theory: Yes → Abortion: Yes

Homesteading/First appropriation principles: Yes → Negative rights: Yes [2], Positive rights: No

[2] → Anarchism: Yes

[2] → Punishment doctrine: No → Prison sentences: No, Voluntary debt work-camps: Yes, Voluntary rehabilitation: Yes, Exile: Yes, Death sentence in case of no more voluntary funds or participants to restrain: Yes

[2] → Free market money and banking: Yes

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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Yes
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes (what does this mean exactly?)
  • Death penalty: No
  • Abortion: No
  • Democracy: Maybe
  • Objectivism: Yes
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: Yes
  • 100% FRB: Yes
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  • Anarchism: No (Though, that term actually has multiple meanings to me, none of which I am an adherent of)
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Yes
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes (Like any other business, they should not receive government benefits, but incorporated for-profit entities with LL contracts is fine)
  • Death penalty: Undecided
  • Abortion: No
  • Democracy: No (Kind of vague, though. I think a democratic method of electing leaders of a minarchy could work, but total democracy would be a hell)
  • Objectivism: Yes
  • Psychological egoism: Mostly
  • Ethical egoism: Mildly
  • 100% FRB: What do you mean?
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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: (Haven’t read enough to be sure)
  • Natural rights: Yes
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes
  • Death penalty: Yes
  • Abortion: Yes (although I may be convinced otherwise)
  • Democracy: Yes (voluntarily)
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psychological egoism: No (Again, may be convinced)
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% FRB: No
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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: No
  • Natural rights: No
  • ABCT: Somewhat
  • Corporations: Yes
  • Death penalty: Yes
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% FRB: No, Fractional Reserve Banking
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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Ambivalent (prefer negative demonstrations/epistemological approaches)
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Indifferent
  • Death penalty: No
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: Post-objectivist
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: Yes
  • 100% FRB: No
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Just thought it was worth pointing out… this is a trolls wet dream. Make of it what you will. lol

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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Yes
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes
  • Death penalty: Yes
  • Abortion: No
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: in some ways, but not all.
  • Psychological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% FRB: No (at least not coercively)
  • Religion: Christianity

I inserted religion since others have done the same.

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  • Anarchism: No
  • Government without consent of the governed: No
  • Taxation without representation: No
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: No
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes and No
  • Death penalty: No
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: 100% democracy, yes
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% Reserve Banking: Yes
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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Yes (But without the creator/divine mentality which disproves natural rights)
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: N/A (Ambiguous)
  • Death penalty: Only in restraining an individual
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: Yes
  • 100% FRB: Yes
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  • Anarchism: Yes

  • Praxeology: Yes

  • Natural rights: No

  • ABCT: Yes

  • Corporations: Yes

  • Death penalty: Only under contract. People who refuse contracts in a free society could just be kept out of civilized areas.

  • Abortion: Yes

  • Democracy: voluntary democracies would be fine as long as they leave me alone

  • Objectivism: No

  • Psycological egoism: Yes

  • Ethical egoism: Yes

  • 100% reserves: voluntary FRB (no legal tender laws)

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  • Anarchism: yes
  • Praxeology: yes
  • Natural rights: no
  • ABCT: yes
  • Corporations: yes (in general)
  • Death penalty: indifferent
  • Abortion: indifferent
  • Democracy: no
  • Objectivism: no
  • Psycological egoism: yes
  • Ethical egoism: I would not describe the egoism that I espouse as “ethical”
  • 100% FRB: yes (in general)
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VoluntaryGov.com- I haven’t updated it in a while, but go ahead and check it out.

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  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Only in a theistic context
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes, but not supporting a lot of ones in existence
  • Death penalty: Yes
  • Abortion: No, evictionism yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Sort of
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% FRB: Yes, and the prohibition of borrowing short and lending long
  • Slave contracts: Yes
  • Religion- Christian
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  • Anarchism: no (minachist)
  • Praxeology: Yes (although not necessary to the exclusion of any other methodolgoical approach)
  • Natural rights: Unsure.
  • ABCT: Yes (although again not necessary to the exclusion of any other explanatory theory)
  • Corporations: No.
  • Death penalty: Unsure.
  • Abortion: Yes.
  • Democracy: Yes.
  • Objectivism: No.
  • Psycological egoism: Yes.
  • Ethical egoism: No. (the above renders this moot).
  • 100% FRB: No (I favour free banking).
  • Slave contracts: No.
  • Religion: Athiest
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  • Anarchism: Y
  • Praxeology: Y
  • Natural rights: N
  • ABCT: Y
  • Corporations: depends what is meant
  • Death penalty: depends what is meant
  • Abortion: depends what is meant
  • Democracy: N
  • Objectivism: N
  • Psycological egoism: somewhat
  • Ethical egoism: N
  • 100% FRB: N
  • Slave contracts: N
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  • Anarchism: Yes, but some interpretations of anarcho-capitalism reduce to minarchism at best, and many contemporary anarcho-communists aren’t really anarchists either (anarcho-balance ftw)
  • Praxeology: Yes, but not the psychologism that some derive from it
  • Natural rights: Yes, but not based on traditional tautological/circular libertarian arguments
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: No
  • Death penalty: No
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes, but not pessemistic versions
  • Ethical egoism: Yes, but not Rand’s version
  • 100% FRB: Not preferable, only if not fraudulent
  • Slave contracts: No, Walter Block is simply wrong
  • Religion: Athiest, of theological noncognitivist variety
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I wanted to change my answer to No on corporations.