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contractualist OP t1_j74x8v1 wrote

Reply to comment by Purely_Theoretical in There Are No Natural Rights (without Natural Law): Addressing what rights are, how we create rights, and where rights come from by contractualist

That’s basically what my substack is dedicated to discussing. But I answer those questions [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/neonomos/p/the-social-contract-part-1-why-is?r=1pded0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post) [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/neonomos/p/in-defense-of-hypothetical-consent?r=1pded0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post) and [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/neonomos/p/laws-must-be-moral-reviewing-three?r=1pded0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post) respectively

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contractualist OP t1_ir4wl56 wrote

Reply to comment by Vainti in Freedom is the Foundation of Morality (or why ought implies can) by contractualist

Thanks for the comment I’ve addressed why utility isn’t foundational here https://open.substack.com/pub/garik/p/the-utility-coach-thought-experiment?r=1pded0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post And free will here https://open.substack.com/pub/garik/p/why-free-will-exists?r=1pded0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post Freedom is foundational in that it’s required to underlie ethics

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Family Heirlooms & Mysteries in Maine

Submitted by ancientgenes10 t3_120whzm in Maine

finding the ledger/what it means too, if you're interested in more of the story: [https://open.substack.com/pub/jackpalmer/p/stumbling-across-a-long-lost-family?r=1y5e6e&utm\_campaign=post&utm\_medium=web](https://open.substack.com/pub/jackpalmer/p/stumbling-across-a-long-lost-family?r=1y5e6e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) ​ Looking forward to your responses

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contractualist OP t1_j74t5oq wrote

Reply to comment by locri in There Are No Natural Rights (without Natural Law): Addressing what rights are, how we create rights, and where rights come from by contractualist

have to be ethical principles as well. The same goes for consent, as I describe [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/neonomos/p/in-defense-of-hypothetical-consent?r=1pded0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post), (are we talking about informed consent, implied consent, consent with attorney representation, consent under duress

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contractualist OP t1_j750a2k wrote

Reply to comment by Purely_Theoretical in There Are No Natural Rights (without Natural Law): Addressing what rights are, how we create rights, and where rights come from by contractualist

discuss the fact that democratic majorities don’t have inherent moral legitimacy [here](https://open.substack.com/pub/neonomos/p/democracy-is-a-means-to-an-end-not?r=1pded0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post). And that unjust laws are a breach of the agreement in a previously linked post. But that

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