Note that my analysis is the same whether there are "heirs" (whatever that means) or not, and whether there is a "will" or not. Dead bodies have no "Rights".
--- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, "Zack Bass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, Curt Howland > <curt.howland@> wrote: > > > > This reminds me of the talk on anarchy by Roderick Long, > > where he mentions that "objectivists" seem to be very worried about > > people "dying without heirs" > > > > The libertarian viewpoint ought to be pretty clear: > It is Morally Wrong to Initiate Force against any person. > But what is a Person? Well, some would include Molluscan Aliens, some > would include only Humans, some try to get away with Whales, etc. But > what everyone seems to agree on is that NAP applies only to LIVING > ORGANISMS. > A dead body is not a Person. Therefore an "estate" is UNOWNED. > Certainly a Person can give away what he owns to another Person; in > that case what he gave away is now the Property of that Person. But > if he dies Intestate, then he is no longer a Person, he no longer owns > the Property, and he no longer has any desires, so nothing that is > done with that Property can be considered Initiation Of Force against > any Person. Go grab it. >
