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Peter Jaworski
Associate Teaching Professor

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Libertarianism: Can You Own Another’s Individual Rights? Game of Thrones

Is it possible to own another human’s individual rights? In the show ‘Game of Thrones’, armies of men were created to sacrifice their lives to their owners. How would you feel if your liberty and individual rights were taken away? What if you weren’t given the option in the first place?

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