That’s the thesis of Markets without Limits. But what does it really mean? Some excerpts from the book: OUR THESIS No one thinks that literally everything and anything should be for…
One of the stranger arguments against commodification Peter and I encountered holds that it is wrong to commodify certain things, because doing so would diminish other people’s freedom to enjoy having…
A few days ago, I posted about the Planned Parenthood video, which had been edited together to make it seem as though PP administrators commodified (bought and sold) organs and…
Anti-commodification theorists often complain that putting certain things up for sale violates the meaning of those goods or expresses certain negative attitudes towards those goods. As part of our response,…
Peter Jaworski and I just published an article by that name in Ethics. (You’ll need JSTOR access to read it, or you can email me for a copy.) This article also forms…
UPDATE: In just over 24 hours, the silent auction closes. Current high bid is $260. There’s been some discussion about the metaphysics of dedication, such as whether it’s really possible to…