Comments on: Philosophy of Liberty

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:38:19 +0000

You can allow your mind to believe the hurtful words, gestures, or actions that others use to harm you (intentionally or unintentionally). You can allow your mind to believe what a certain group of people or a society (and its rituals, traditions, songs, beliefs) deem as good, right, and ‘natural’ and thus become like one of them even though when you meet your maker (God), He may judge you according to what He thinks is right and you may be eternally harmed.

By: Andy Hudson

Andy Hudson — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:31:33 +0000

Haha, ok, let me clarify…

Can you be harmed by others in non-physical ways?

By: Shaun Connell

Shaun Connell — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:36:25 +0000

Not by my understanding of force. If you want to make a clever little definition argument, you need to define your terms.

By: Andy Hudson

Andy Hudson — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:22:30 +0000

Ok, so in that case, can someone’s liberty be harmed by non-forcible means?

By: Shaun

Shaun — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:59:53 +0000

Ownership of property, including that of the body, is simply an extension of the ownership of the mind.

By: Andy Hudson

Andy Hudson — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:24:09 +0000

Shaun, interesting article – very well written.

I had a question though. You own your body, but do you/should you own your mind?

By: Shaun Connell

Shaun Connell — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:02:10 +0000

Absolutely not, because he is entering an agreement with you. That’s just part of the agreement. He’s also on /your/ property.

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:56:11 +0000

My dad owns the GlassDoctor in Greers Ferry. We make the people who work for us wear dress pants and a GlassDoctor shirt. We also make them keep their facial hair at a length of 1 inch or less.

So is that not taking over their body?

By: evanescent

evanescent — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:37:31 +0000

Hi Shaun,

just wanted to say thanks for your latest comment on my blog. Although we don’t agree on everything, we do share many rational ideas, and I always look forward to receive comments and feedback from you. And I enjoy most of the articles you produce here.

Regards,

Evanescent

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:58:31 +0000

There is a great 8 minute video on the Phylosophy of liberty at http://isil.org/resources/introduction.swf. The video barrows from Locke an Bastiat but Is a clear and to the point explanation of liberty.