Summary of Walter Block's Defending the Undefendable

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The life of a prostitute is as good or as bad as she wishes it to be. She has the choice to continue it or not, and if she changes her mind about the benefits, she can quit at any time. The momentum toward prohibition of prostitution does not come from the prostitutes themselves, but from the customers.
#2 The distinction between the pie and milk jokes and the prostitution joke is that we feel ashamed at the thought of buying pie, but not at the thought of buying sex. We are always paying for sex, so we shouldn’t cavil at the arrangements between a professional prostitute and a customer.
#3 All human relationships are trades. There are payments, and there are trades. Where there are payments, such as in marriage and some dating patterns, there is prostitution. But all relationships where trade takes place are a form of prostitution.
#4 The pimp is a broker who brings together two parties to a transaction. He serves the same function as a real estate broker, insurance broker, stock market broker, or investment broker. The customer gains from the pimp’s services, and the prostitute benefits too.

Sujets

• General
• General officer
• Political Science
• International Relations

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 17 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822514355
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Walter Block's Defending the Undefendable
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The life of a prostitute is as good or as bad as she wishes it to be. She has the choice to continue it or not, and if she changes her mind about the benefits, she can quit at any time. The momentum toward prohibition of prostitution does not come from the prostitutes themselves, but from the customers.

#2

The distinction between the pie and milk jokes and the prostitution joke is that we feel ashamed at the thought of buying pie, but not at the thought of buying sex. We are always paying for sex, so we shouldn’t cavil at the arrangements between a professional prostitute and a customer.

#3

All human relationships are trades. There are payments, and there are trades. Where there are payments, such as in marriage and some dating patterns, there is prostitution. But all relationships where trade takes place are a form of prostitution.

#4

The pimp is a broker who brings together two parties to a transaction. He serves the same function as a real estate broker, insurance broker, stock market broker, or investment broker. The customer gains from the pimp’s services, and the prostitute benefits too.

#5

The most brutal action taken against women is rape, and the law does not always support them when they report it. Abortion is also illegal in many countries, and the restrictions on it are harmful to women.

#6

The state, and not individuals, is the source of discrimination against women. The government uses aggressive force to stop women from owning property, engaging in business, or aborting their children.

#7

The private system, on the other hand, begins to look like perfection. There is almost no incentive to deal with the problem, since there is no one who automatically loses anything when a woman is harassed.

#8

There are many actions taken against women that are not, strictly speaking, coercive. For example, whistling, leering, derision, and unwelcome flirtation. However, these actions cannot be outlawed because they would involve the mass violation of the rights of other individuals.

#9

The increase in wages is paid for by the taxpayer’s money, which is not paid upon the delivery of satisfactory services, but is collected by coercion. This type of sexual harassment, which is not coercive, is made possible by the coercive actions of the government in its role as tax collector.

#10

The question of whether or not to pay women equally is a difficult one, as it would force companies to replace male workers with female workers, which would ultimately lead to equal pay.

#11

The fact that women are not as productive as men is proven by the fact that when they are tested in isolation, they have higher innate abilities than men. However, when they are tested in competition with men, they typically score lower.

#12

The problem with the philosophy of antidiscrimination is that it is completely inconsistent. If it were strictly adhered to, for example, would separate bathrooms for men at public places be considered discriminatory. And separate residence halls for men.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The drug business, an evil business, is responsible for agonizing deaths, crime, robbery, and enforced prostitution. The addict is a helpless slave to the drug, willing to enter into any degradation to secure one more fix. If heroin were legalized, an addict could obtain his daily need for about the cost of a loaf of bread.

#2

The economics of heroin addiction are very similar to the economics of stolen merchandise. The addict must commit a lot of crime to support his habit.