What justifications are there for anarcho-capitalism?
The most general justification was given above in part 2: no man should be ruled by another man. Individual sovereignty, moral autonomy, dignity, soul, whatever you wish to call it, demands that a person refuse to be ruled. What about the “capitalist” part? There are several justifications given by various anarcho-capitalists Moral justifications: • The life of man qua man, man as a rational being, morally necessitates a laissez-faire economic system. (Ayn Rand and objectivists) • Man must be free and uncoerced so that the man, especially his moral faculty, is allowed to evolve. (Herbert Spencer) • There is an overriding moral principle in civilized society: that no one should violate the (general moral) rights of others, i.e. initiate force or threat of force. This is called the NAP – Non-Aggression Principle. (Spencer, Rand, Rothbard) • Capitalism is contractual; it is what rational people implicitly agree to do when they enter society. (Narveson) Other justifications: • Libertariani
