The Ethics of Liberty
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The Ethics of Liberty is a foundational libertarian philosophical work by Murray Rothbard that systematically defends a natural-rights, anarcho-capitalist vision of a stateless society based on self-ownership and private property.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ethics of Liberty canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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libertarian literature ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ |
| advocatesPoliticalSystem | anarcho-capitalism ⓘ |
| author |
Murray Rothbard
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surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
Murray Rothbard ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
a just society is based on self-ownership and private property derived from homesteading and voluntary exchange
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the state is inherently aggressive and unjust ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
ethical theory
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libertarian philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on children and parental rights
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chapters on land and homesteading ⓘ chapters on property rights ⓘ chapters on punishment and restitution ⓘ chapters on the state ⓘ |
| influenced |
anarcho-capitalist thought
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contemporary libertarian theory ⓘ libertarian legal theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austrian School of economics
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surface form:
Austrian School economics
John Locke ⓘ Lysander Spooner ⓘ natural law tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublisher |
Mises Institute
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surface form:
Ludwig von Mises Institute
New York University Press ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anarcho-capitalism
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libertarianism ⓘ natural rights theory ⓘ political ethics ⓘ private property ⓘ self-ownership ⓘ stateless society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational status in modern libertarian philosophy
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systematic natural-rights defense of anarcho-capitalism ⓘ |
| opposesConcept |
state regulation of the economy
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taxation ⓘ the state ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Austrian School of economics
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surface form:
Austrian School
natural-rights libertarianism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Humanities Press ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
absolute private property rights
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non-aggression principle ⓘ self-ownership principle ⓘ voluntary exchange ⓘ |
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