It's not a "natural law", but pretty close to it. It's a social convention (behavioral equilibrium) that guarantees peace and cooperation. The greatest philosop

It's not a "natural law", but pretty close to it. It's a social convention (behavioral equilibrium) that guarantees peace and cooperation. The greatest philosopher of property rights was David Hume and the best continuator of Hume is Anthony de Jasay: http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/2455/231884 http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/2455/231884