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    The existence of the Law Merchant demonstrates that a pea... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Rand and Ghate's view that government is necessary for objective law is contradicted by historical evidence of the Law Merchant.

    The existence of the Law Merchant demonstrates that a peaceful society without government can produce objective laws defining the boundaries of rights.

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    Onkar Ghate (2019) and Harry Binswanger (2019) both defend this view. Ghate uses two scenarios involving individuals in a state of nature. Suppose you are by yourself on a desert island, and you domesticate a pig. Then someone from a neighboring tribe steals it. Do you have a right to retaliate by stealing some of his property, or stealing from his relatives? Again, suppose Robinson Crusoe and Friday are strangers sharing an island, and Crusoe invents a superior spear. Does Friday have a right t

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