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The Ethics of Liberty is a 1982 book by American philosopher and economist Murray N. Rothbard, in which the author expounds a libertarian political position. Rothbard's argument is based on a form of natural law ethics, and makes a case for anarcho-capitalism.
- Murray Newton Rothbard
- 1982
Jul 20, 2005 · First published in 1982, The Ethics of Liberty is a masterpiece of argumentation, and shockingly radical in its conclusions. Rothbard says that the very existence of the state — the entity with a monopoly privilege to invade private property — is contrary to the ethics of liberty.
The Ethics of Liberty authoritatively established the anarcho-capitalist economic system as the most viable and the only principled option for a social order based on freedom. This...
Feb 1, 2003 · Murray N. Rothbard's classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position. Rothbard’s unique argument roots the case for freedom in the concept of natural rights and applies it to a host of practical problems.
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- Murray Newton Rothbard
- $21.24
- NYU Press
The Ethics of Liberty. Murray N. Rothbard. NYU Press, 2002 - Business & Economics - 308 pages. In recent years, libertarian impulses have increasingly influenced national and economic debates,...
The Ethics Liberty, originally published in 1982, is Rothbard's second magnum opus. In it, he explains the integration of economics and ethics via the joint concept of property; and based on the concept of property, and in conjunction with a few general empirical (biological and physical) observations or
A classic of libertarianism, this book argues for a natural law theory of liberty based on reason and self-ownership. It covers topics such as natural law, property rights, the state, and alternative theories of liberty.
