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As Nozick acknowledges, a modern state should not feel morally constrained by property holdings which might have had a Lockean pedigree but in fact do not. In this regard it is interesting that one of the main uses of Lockean theory these days is in defending the property rights of indigenous people—where a literal claim is being made about who had first possession of a set of resources and about the need to rectify the injustices that accompanied their subsequent expropriation.
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Jeremy Waldron
Born:
October 13, 1953
(age 71)
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Jeremy Waldron is a New Zealand professor of law and philosophy.
Known for:
The Harm in Hate Speech (2012)
Law and Disagreement (1999)
The dignity of legislation (1999)
Dignity, Rank, and Rights (2012)
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