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'''''The Ethics of Liberty''''', by [[United States|American]] [[economics|economist]] and historian [[Murray N. Rothbard]], first published in 1982, is an exposition of the [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] political position. It roots the case for [[Freedom (political)|freedom]] in the concept of [[natural rights]] and applies it to a host of practical problems.
'''''The Ethics of Liberty''''', by [[United States|American]] [[economics|economist]] and historian [[Murray N. Rothbard]], first published in 1982, is an exposition of the [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] political position. It roots the case for [[Freedom (political)|freedom]] in the concept of [[natural rights]] and applies it to a host of practical problems.


[[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]], who wrote the introduction to later editions of the book, has described the 273-page ''The Ethics of Liberty'' as Murray Rothbard's second [[masterpiece|magnum opus]], the other being ''[[Man, Economy, and State]]''.<ref>http://www.mises.org/rothbard/ethics/hoppeintro.asp</ref>
[[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]], who wrote the introduction to later editions of the book, has described the 273-page ''The Ethics of Liberty'' as Murray Rothbard's second [[magnum opus]], the other being ''[[Man, Economy, and State]]''.<ref>http://www.mises.org/rothbard/ethics/hoppeintro.asp</ref>


==Contents==
==Contents==
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===Part I: Introduction: Natural Law===
===Part I: Introduction: Natural Law===
1. Natural Law and Reason<br />
1. Natural Law and Reason<br />
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===Part V: Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty===
===Part V: Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty===
30. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty
30. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty
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==Release history==
==Release history==
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==Links==
==Links==
* [https://freecapitalists.org/books/the-ethics-of-liberty/ Full text at the Liberty Archive]
{{store|http://mises.org/store/Ethics-of-Liberty-The-P238.aspx}}
{{store|http://mises.org/store/Ethics-of-Liberty-The-P238.aspx}}
* {{mr|1179|Resources page}}
{{academy|http://academy.mises.org/courses/libertarian-ethics/|Libertarian Ethics}}
 
* {{mr|1179|Resources page}} (including full text)
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=category&ID=95 Audiobook] read by [[Jeff Riggenbach]]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=category&ID=95 Audiobook] read by [[Jeff Riggenbach]]
** [http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/10_1/10_1_2.pdf Introduction] (French edition)
** Introduction ([http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/10_1/10_1_2.pdf PDF]) (French edition)
** Mises Daily excerpts
** Mises Daily excerpts
*** [http://www.mises.org/story/2425 Introduction] by [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]]
*** [http://www.mises.org/story/2425 Introduction] by [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]]
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**** [http://mises.org/daily/2459 Chapters 6-9] "A Crusoe Social Philosophy"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2459 Chapters 6-9] "A Crusoe Social Philosophy"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2473 Chapters 10-11] "When Is a Land Title Criminal?"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2473 Chapters 10-11] "When Is a Land Title Criminal?"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2846 Chapter 12] "Self-defense"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2486 Chapter 12] "Self-defense"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2496 Chapter 13] "Punishment and Proportionality"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2496 Chapter 13] "Punishment and Proportionality"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2568 Chapter 14] "Children and Rights"
**** [http://mises.org/daily/2568 Chapter 14] "Children and Rights"
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* Articles, essays and reviews
* Articles, essays and reviews
** {{md|4105|The Ethics of Adoption in Haiti: A Libertarian Approach |Eric M. Staib|February 2010}}
** {{md|4105|The Ethics of Adoption in Haiti: A Libertarian Approach |Eric M. Staib|February 2010}}
** Mises review: [http://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=48 "The Ethics of Liberty"] by [[David Gordon]], 1999
** Mises review: [http://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=48 "The Ethics of Liberty"] by [[David Gordon]], 1999 <small>(republished as Mises Daily [http://mises.org/daily/3705 here])</small>
** [[Foundation for Economic Education|FEE]] review: [http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=3826 "The Ethics of Liberty"] by [[Sheldon Richman]], 1998
** [[Foundation for Economic Education|FEE]] review: [http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=3826 "The Ethics of Liberty"] by [[Sheldon Richman]], 1998
* Other media
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMnPKt8zk4g The Ethics of Liberty] lecture by Roy A. Childs, Jr., Summer 1983
* Related courses
** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/libertarian-ethics/ Libertarian Ethics] [[Mises Academy]] course by [[David Gordon]]


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Latest revision as of 04:27, 13 August 2026

The Ethics of Liberty  

Paperback cover
Author(s) Murray N. Rothbard
Country United States
Subject(s) Political philosophy, Ethics
Genre(s) Non-fiction
Publisher Humanities Press
Publication date 1982
Media type Print
Pages 268
ISBN 0391023713
OCLC Number 7813705
Dewey Decimal 323.44/01 19
LC Classification JC585 .R69 1982

The Ethics of Liberty, by American economist and historian Murray N. Rothbard, first published in 1982, is an exposition of the libertarian political position. It roots the case for freedom in the concept of natural rights and applies it to a host of practical problems.

Hans-Hermann Hoppe, who wrote the introduction to later editions of the book, has described the 273-page The Ethics of Liberty as Murray Rothbard's second magnum opus, the other being Man, Economy, and State.[1]

Contents

Release history

  • New York University Press. New York, N.Y. February 1, 2003. Paperback. ISBN 0-8147-7559-4
  • New York University Press. New York, N.Y. May 1, 1998. Hardcover. ISBN 0-8147-7506-3
  • Humanities Press. Atlantic Highlands, N.J. 1982. Hardcover. ISBN 0-391-02371-3

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.mises.org/rothbard/ethics/hoppeintro.asp

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