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Now that I have surveyed the main arguments against self-ownership, I will conclude this series of blog posts by taking a detour into the philosophy of science–specifically, by talking about Kuhnian “paradigms” and Lakotian “research programs.” (Four of the world’s … Continue reading →

Hello! I will be resuming my series on the concept of “self-ownership” in the next day or two. In the meantime, for convenience, I have compiled my previous posts on this subject below: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 1 (May 10) … Continue reading →

A deck of cards contains 52 cards. The mathematical symbol “!” is called a “factorial” and refers to the product of an integer as well as all the integers below it. For example, the factorial of the number four (4!) … Continue reading →

Alternative Title #1: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 5 Alternative Title #2: The Problem of “Special Cases”: Self-Ownership of Children and Non-Human Animals Thus far in this series, I have presented–and refuted–several theoretical critiques of the concept of self-ownership. Among … Continue reading →

Alternative Title #1: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 4b Alternative Title #2: Live and Let Live, Mother-Bleepers! I presented Sobel’s self-ownership paradox–the problem of minor intrusions–in my previous post. In summary, ordinary activities like smoking (blowing smoke in someone’s face), … Continue reading →

Alternative Title #1: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 4a Alternative Title #2: Self-Ownership and the Problem of Minor Intrusions Thus far, I have presented several theoretical critiques of the concept of self-ownership, including incoherence and indeterminacy. I was also able … Continue reading →

In my next post I will pick up where I left off in my series on self-ownership.

Alternative Title #1: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 3b Alternative Title #2: Self-Ownership and the Problem of Indeterminacy: Richard Epstein to the Rescue I presented two powerful critiques of self-ownership in my previous post: one based on indeterminacy–i.e. what rights … Continue reading →

What makes something a work of art? I am once again interrupting my multi-part series on self-ownership to share this fascinating art project by Todd McLellan titled “Things Comes Apart” in which McLellan takes apart 50 ordinary objects, such as … Continue reading →