La revolución operacional
Texto original de Curt Doolittle, traducido por Alberto R. Zambrano U. Disponible en inglés: http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2015/05/10/the-operational-revolution/ (Nota importante) [U]no puede describir los eventos que ocurren de forma subjetiva (sobre cómo nos sentimos al respecto); uno puede describir los eventos que ocurren de forma objetiva (sobre cómo los observan terceros), y; uno puede describir los eventos que ocurren…
A Short Course In The Transaction Cost Theory of Government
THE EVOLUTION OF SUPPRESSION http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2015/05/10/the-evolution-of-suppression/ THE MEANING OF INCREMENTAL SUPPRESSION http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2015/06/23/the-meaning-of-incremental-suppression/ GENETIC PACIFICATION AND THE PROBLEM OF RETALIATION http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2015/08/06/law-genetic-pacification-the-problem-of-retaliation/ FULL SPECTRUM INCREMENTAL SUPPRESSION http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2015/08/24/full-spectrum-incremental-pacification/ THE TRANSACTION COST THEORY OF GOVERNMENT http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2014/12/11/the-transaction-cost-theory-of-government-2/ PEAK HUMAN http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2015/11/22/peak-human-and-dysgenic-policy/ THE BIGGER PICTURE – A SHORT COURSE IN PROPERTARIAN MORALITY http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2015/07/27/a-short-course-in-propertarian-morality-2/
Truth, Law of Information, Natural Law of Cooperation, Physical Law of the Universe
(religion) (read it and weep) (advances on hume, damning of rawls) [O]ur brains are smaller than those of our distant ancestors. With the evolution of language we were able to learn more by shared calculation: in the form of thinking and reasoning than we could by our own observation, memory, and judgement. By communicating using…
Very Short Introduction to the Epistemology of Testimonialism
[B]RIEF DISCUSSION OF THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF TESTIMONIALISM 1) All non-tautological statements are incomplete, and as such no non-trivial premises are complete. Therefore all statements consist of nothing more than theoretical promises contingent upon their survival of criticism. 2) We can systematically criticize each dimension of every statement for identity, internal consistency, existential possibility, external correspondence,…
An Overview of Propertarianism for Serious Newbies
Some Introductory Help: On The Use and Meaning Of “-ism’s”. https://naturallawinstitute.com/2017/02/20/the-definition-and-use-of-isms/ The Meaning of Fictionalism https://naturallawinstitute.com/2017/03/24/definition-fictionalism/ Significant Definitions https://naturallawinstitute.com/category/attributes/definitions/ Series/Sequences https://naturallawinstitute.com/category/attributes/sequences/ The Glossary https://naturallawinstitute.com/glossary/ The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html THE UNIQUENESS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: TRUTH (AGENCY, SOVEREIGNTY) 1) https://naturallawinstitute.com/2016/09/17/we-put-the-west-in-western-civilization/ 2) https://naturallawinstitute.com/2014/02/15/on-the-north-sea-peoples/ THE CENTRAL ARGUMENT – THE CONFLICT OF CIVILIZATIONS ACROSS MILLENNIA Part I –…
A Short Course in Propertarian Reasoning
(introduction to propertarianism) Note: this is a sketch of propertarian reasoning I’ve put together to satisfy some of your requests. If you follow me you will recognize the technique as the application of the scientific method and amoral economic language to questions of social science. [P]RINCIPLES 1) Everyone acts to acquire. Life is an expensive…
Welcome To The Revolution.
(important piece)(pinned) [I] do my work in public, like a medieval street merchant. You get to see the product being made. Including its successes and failures. It’s been an interesting experience for me and those who follow me. But for new-comers, my work is radical. Trying to follow or understand it is non-trivial. I place…
A (Very) Short Course In Decidability.
(learning propertarianism) [W]hat does Decidable mean? REVERSE: In logic we state that a question (statement) is DECIDABLE if an algorithm (set of operations) exists within the limits of the system (rules, axioms, theories) that can produce a decision (choice). In other words, if the sufficient information for the decision is present within the system (ie:…
A Short Course in Propertarian Morality
(learning propertarianism) (amoral morality) [M]orality: 1) WHY DON’T I KILL YOU AND TAKE YOUR STUFF? http://www.propertarianism.com/…/the-first-question-of-eth…/ 2) THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS http://www.propertarianism.com/…/the-first-principles-of-p…/ ( skip the unfinished sections near the end with only “( )” ) 3) THE SCARCITY OF COOPERATION: MORALITY http://www.propertarianism.com/…/the-central-argument-to-t…/ 4) THE EVOLUTION OF COOPERATION (NECESSARY MORAL INTUITIONS AND RULES) http://www.propertarianism.com/…/the-evolution-of-cooperat…/ 5)…
Property Rights and Obligations
[P]ROPERTARIANISM’S PROPERTY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND OBLIGATIONS CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY 0) Non-Property (Bring under total control) ….CONTROL: Total Control ….PURPOSE: Create Property ….YES: Constituo, Transitus, Usus, Fructus, Mancipio, Abusus. 1) POSSESSION 2) CONSENSUAL POSSESSION 3) NORMATIVE POSSESSION INSTITUTIONAL POSSESSION – “PROPERTY” 1) Personal (Private) Property (limited control) ….PURPOSE: Acquisition Inventory and Consumption ….YES: Transitus, Usus, Fructus,…
First Principles of Propertarian Ethics: Non-Parasitism and Therefore Rational Cooperation
(revised and expanded)(worth repeating) [P]ropertarian Ethics: -1 — Time is limited and the only infinite scarcity 0 — Man is a costly form of life in an unpredictable universe. 1 – Man must acquire resources to live within this unpredictable universe. 2 – Man must act to acquire and inventory resources: 3 — Man must defend…
A Short Course on Propertarianism’s Testimonial Truth
(promoted to post) (very good outline) [T]he Truth – as in the most parsimonious description we can possibly make – we cannot know, even if we speak it. Truthfulness on the other hand, we can know. LIMITS: TRUTHFUL ENOUGH FOR THE CONSEQUENCES http://www.propertarianism.com/…/…/21/a-hierarchy-of-truths/ DEFINITIONS OF TRUTHFULNESS http://www.propertarianism.com/2015/05/29/definitions-truth/ DUE DILIGENCE NECESSARY FOR THE WARRANTY OF TRUTHFULNESS http://www.propertarianism.com/…/due-diligence-necessary-f…/…
Explained: The Christian Idea
[T]he Christian idea is to create high trust by extending kinship ‘love’ to non-kin, by ignoring our animal impulses evolved for status competition and accumulation, thereby reducing the friction of familism, clannishness and tribalism, and increasing the velocity of cooperation. By attributing status to the extension of kinship love to non-kin, Christian groups eliminate the possibility…
Bias: Is / Must / Should / Can
[I]t’s really this simple, isn’t it? CAN: progressive (short) [consumption] [development of offspring] SHOULD: libertarian (med) [production] [competition of production] MUST: conservative (long) [saving] [competition of the tribe] IS: science. (Timeless) [existence] [stock of knowledge] Source: (1) Curt Doolittle
Rights of Limited Market Monopoly (Intellectual Property)
[E]xcuse me in advance for the language of my analytic philosophy. That said, I tend to describe the grant of limited monopoly license under similar criteria to which we grant the license to property: “Transitus(transit), Usus(use), Fructus (fruits of), Mancipio(transfer), and Abusus(consumption)”. We can grant different rights to property. We can grant different rights to…
Strict Construction Under Propertarianism
(important) (law) (strict construction) [W]ith Propertarianism, strict construction of Law is possible. And not particularly difficult. The Structure of a Propertarian Law: (whereas) Given some such means of involuntary transfer/free riding; (prohibition) We prohibit all such involuntary transfers; (assertion) And define these rights; (proof) By this reasoning; (falsification criteria) Until such time as the aforementioned means…
The Institutions of Nomocracy (Rule of Law)
[I]nstitutions:The People : A partnership of reciprocal insurance including every living soul in the polity.The Militia : Defense and Emergency ServicesThe Military : Defense, Strategy, Offense.The Judiciary : The Common Organic Law The Houses of the Commons : Production of CommonsThe Treasury (The corporation that manages shares of stock as money)The Academy : EducationThe Monarchy…
The End of History: It’s The Truthful Civilization, Not Democracy. (Sorry Francis)
(profundity of the day)(read it)(propertarianism provides the wilsonian synthesis) [I]f I am correct, and that the reason for western rapidity of innovation, economic velocity, and intellectual progress, is the prevalence of truth telling in all walks of life; and that truth telling begets truth-thinking; and that truth-thinking leads to multitudinous goods – faster than all…
Due Diligence Necessary For the Warranty of Truthfulness
[D]ue Diligence necessary for Warranty that our Testimony is Truthful. 1) Have we achieved identity? Is it categorically consistent? 2) Is it internally consistent? Is it logical? Can we construct a proof(test) of internal consistency? 3) Is it externally correspondent, and sufficiently parsimonious? Can we construct a proof (test) of external correspondence. 4) Is it…
The Cost of Eliminating Pseudoscience in Economics
(Please tolerate the long post. Some ideas are not reducible to pithy wit.) (1000 words) (important piece) RE: https://growthecon.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/more-on-mathiness/ [I]f a statement in economics cannot be reduced to a sequence of subjectively testable rational operations, then it cannot be true – it is not existentially possible. If a statement in economics can be reduce to…
Definitions: Truth, Truthfulness, and Honesty
[D]EFINITIONS OF TRUTH. TAUTOLOGICAL TRUTH: That testimony you give when you promising the equality of two statements using different terms: A circular definition, a statement of equality or a statement of identity. ANALYTIC TRUTH: The testimony you give promising the internal consistency of one or more statements used in the construction of a proof in an axiomatic(declarative)…
The Most Profound 1000 Words You Can Read On Political Philosophy Today.
(worth repeating) [A]ll, Thank you for asking me to respond. I didn’t respond on LessWrong’s site because (honestly) I thought it was a rather pointless argument. But I’ll convert it from signaling (the author’s criticism and somewhat humorous demonstration of signaling), from moral to scientific language and I think it will be clearer: 1) All…
The Evolution of Suppression of Free Riding
[E]volution: 1) Higher Income reduces opportunity costs and risk (liberalism). Lower income increases opportunity cost and risk(conservatism). 2) Economic velocity is produced by the centralization of rents, which lowers local (productive) transaction costs at the expense of high total cost (taxation). 3) Once rents are centralized, we seek to obtain or privatize (redistribute) those rents…
The Operational Revolution
(important piece) [O]ne can describe events subjectively (how we feel about them); one can describe them objectively (how we observe others), and; one can describe them operationally (by the actions taken). One of the most useful methods of overloading, framing, and loading is to describe a process subjectively. Hence why physical scientists write operationally, why mathematics…
Is Philosophy Empty?
[I] can answer this question I think, as well or better than anyone living. (Despite the obscurant framing of the question.) 1) Rationalism and justification were dead ends. Theory and criticism have replaced rationalism and justification. We can justify contract, and therefore moral action, but we cannot justify truth. We can construct proofs of internal…
