Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

di forza

English translation:

preponderantly (dissolves all rights/entitlements... etc...)

Added to glossary by Isabelle Johnson
Apr 17, 2020 12:49
4 yrs ago
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Italian term

di forza

Italian to English Other Philosophy
Il fatto che la dottrina rothbardiana abbia la pretesa di fondare poteri di comando e obblighi unilaterali su terzi (però, non conoscendo la nozione di stato di necessità, impedisce a una persona che sta affogando di impossessarsi di una scialuppa altrui per salvarsi, quando lo stato di necessità, in nome del principio di inesigibilità, risolve di forza tutti i diritti).
Thanks for any help!

Discussion

Isabelle Johnson (asker) Apr 18, 2020:
Thanks everyone I think Michael's is most what I'm looking for though because I don't think it does mean by force here. It feels more like overruling to me.
Isabelle Johnson (asker) Apr 17, 2020:
Thanks Phil. As it's talking of a state opf necessity, though, that sounds a bit repetitive. I'll give it some thought.
philgoddard Apr 17, 2020:
Of necessity?

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preponderantly (dissolves all rights/entitlements... etc...)

in other words, not by force, that may be read as applying a coercive act, but simply by preponderance of the state of necessity over other rights, such as property rights ... but not over ALL other rights, such as the right to life, personal freedom, etc.

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"overwhelmingly" also might work
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by force

it means by force, so it's saying that a state of necessity dissolves all rights (of others) by force. It is stronger than all other rights. The example says that if you are drowning your right to get into a boat that isn't your property supercedes the owner's right to their private property and sole use of that boat at that particular moment.

see the expression 'di forza' in the Treccani

c. Locuzioni: di forza, con la violenza, di prepotenza: entrò di f. in casa nostra
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agree philgoddard
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