With a New Introduction by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
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New York University Press,
1998. Originally published: Atlantic Highlands , N.J. : Humanities Press, 1982. ISBN 0-8147-7506-3. The Center for
Libertarian Studies and the Ludwig von Mises Institute thank all of their donors for making possible the
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DEDICATION
"To the memory of Frank Chodorov,
F.A. "Baldy" Harper, and my father David Rothbard"
CONTENTS
[Entire
Book in PDF]
Rev. Elisha Williams quote (p. ix)
Introduction by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (p. xi)
[in PDF]
Preface (p. xlvii)
PART I: INTRODUCTION: NATURAL
LAW
1. Natural Law and Reason (p.
3)
2. Natural Law as "Science" (p. 9)
3. Natural Law versus Positive Law (p. 17)
4. Natural Law and Natural Rights (p. 21)
5. The Task of Political Philosophy (p. 25)
PART II: A THEORY OF LIBERTY
6. A Crusoe Social Philosophy (p. 29)
7. Interpersonal Relations: Voluntary Exchange (p.
35)
8. Interpersonal Relations: Ownership and
Aggression (p. 45)
9. Property and Criminality (p. 51)
10. The Problem of Land Theft (p. 63)
11. Land Monopoly, Past and Present (p. 69)
12. Self-Defense (p. 77)
13. Punishment and Proportionality (p. 85)
14. Children and Rights (p. 97)
15. "Human Rights" As Property Rights (p.
113)
16. Knowledge, True and False (p. 121)
17. Bribery (p. 129)
18. The Boycott (p. 131)
19. Property Rights and the Theory of
Contracts (p. 133)
20. Lifeboat Situations (p. 149)
21. The "Rights" of Animals (p. 155)
PART III: THE STATE VERSUS LIBERTY
22. The Nature of the
State (p. 161)
23. The Inner Contradictions of the State (p.
175)
24. The Moral Status of Relations to the
State (p. 183)
25. On Relations Between States (p. 189)
PART IV: MODERN ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF
LIBERTY
26. Utilitarian Free-Market Economics (p.
201)
A. Introduction: Utilitarian
Social Philosophy (p. 201)
B. The Unanimity and
Compensation Principles (p. 203)
C. Ludwig von and "Value-Free"
Laissez (p. 206)
27. Isaiah Berlin on Negative Freedom (p.
215)
28. F.A. Hayek and The Concept of Coercion (p.
219)
29. Robert Nozick and the Immaculate Conception of the
State (p. 231)
PART V: TOWARD A THEORY OF STRATEGY FOR LIBERTY
30. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty (p.
257)
Bibliography (p. 275)
Index (p. 295)
