Abstract
This paper presents a derivation of property rights from rights we have with respect to the use of our bodies. The first sections of the paper establish that if we have natural moral rights to move and use our bodies, then there are natural moral rights to property as well. It is also argued that there is no upper bound on the amount of property a person can have a natural right to by this derivation. The fourth section of the paper argues that the antecedent of the conditional is truethat we dohave a natural right to move and use our bodies. The last section of the paper discusses the relation of natural property rights to social institutions and practices. This paper embodies two simplifications:
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