Ethics of Argumentation

The text elaborates on the philosophical implications of the institution of original appropriation and private property rights. It discusses the logical consequences of denying the validity of these institutions, outlining two alternative scenarios: one where individuals are subjected to unequal ownership of their bodies and property, leading to categorically distinct classes of persons, and another where universal and equal co-ownership results in the impossibility of rational action due to the need for unanimous consent. Moreover, it explores the praxeological impossibility of "universal communism" and highlights the necessity of property rights as a precondition for argumentation. The text critiques egalitarian ethics and asserts the indispensability of private property rights for rational discourse and survival.