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    The concept of a "right" is a sphere of entitled free actions. Rights vs. Capabilities is a common fallacy that comes from conceptions of rights that go beyond entitlements to action. Rights are an entitlement to my use of my self to attempt to achieve an objective.

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    The concept of a "right" is a sphere of entitled free actions. Rights vs. Capabilities is a common fallacy that comes from conceptions of rights that go beyond entitlements to action. Rights are an entitlement to my use of my self to attempt to achieve an objective.

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    The concept of a "right" is a sphere of entitled free actions. Rights vs. Capabilities is a common fallacy that comes from conceptions of rights that go beyond entitlements to action. Rights are an entitlement to my use of my self to attempt to achieve an objective.

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    Rights as an Entitlement to Self-Owning Action

    bySpencerMorgan
    Lastweekweexaminedindetailtheconceptofaright.Itisasphereofentitledfreeactions,the entitlementtowhichisnonconditionalandneednotbeconveyedbyanyexternalsource.Theentitlement comesfromrealityitself,andthehumancondition.Manypeoplemaydifferontheirviewsofcreation,but thisquestionneednotdividesupportersoftheproperconceptofrights.Whateverprocessorbeingbrought aboutthehumancondition,ourconditioniswhatitis...andthatconditionimpliesselfownership.Ourlives requireustobevolitionalactorsandutilizeourownershipconditioninwaysthatpresumeit. Nowthatweveestablishedthateachindividualhumanisentitled,byvirtueoftheirexistence,toacertain rangeofselfowningactions,howdowedealwiththeresultsofthoseactions.Howweaddressthis questionisveryimportant.Mistakenapproachestothishaveledtosomeveryenduringfalsehoodsand mistakesinthenotionofrights. Eventhoughourhumanconditionentitlesustotakecertainactions(withoutexternalinterferenceviaforce), itdoesntentitleustotheresultsofthoseactions.Whenwedetachtheideaofarightfromthenotionof entitlementtoactionsthemselves,thereisatendencytoassumeanentitlementtoresultsofactionswithout examiningthewaytheywereobtained.Idliketoexamineacommonfallacythatcomesfromconceptions ofrightsthatgobeyondentitlementstoaction. Rightsvs.Capability Oneverycommonconfusionwiththeideaofrightsistomistakecapabilitiesforrights.Whileyouhavea righttotakewhateverselfowningactionsofwhichyouarecapable,yourrightsarenotdecreasedorviolated byafailureincapability.Ihavearighttoflapmyarmsandattempttofly,butmyinabilitytoachievethe resultdoesnotreducemyrights.Sincerightsareanentitlementtomyuseofmyselftoattemptthis,Iam stillactingonmyentitlementwhetherIsucceedorfail...solongasmyentitlementwasnotinterferedwith byforcefromanother.Onlyforceorfraudviolatesrights...notconsequencesfromreality. Onceweunderstandthattheentitlementinvolvedinarightisanentitlementtotheaction,ortheattempt, wecanseethatwhileitentitlesustouseourselvestopursueanobjective,arightdoesnotentitleusto evadetheconsequencesrealitywillimpose.Tosuggestthatonehasarighttoexpectacertainresultofour actionsistoexpecteitherthatanotherisobligatedtomakeupforourfailuresintakingthoseactions,orto expectthatrealityitselfmustchangetoourdesires.Theformerrequiresaviolationoftheveryconceptof rightswestartedwith,negatingthoseindividualsselfdetermination,andthelatterissimplyanabsurdity.

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