The Ethics of Liberty

The Ethics of Liberty
Paperback cover
AuthorMurray N. Rothbard
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLiberty
Published
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback) & e-book, audio-CD
Pages336 (Online e–book edition)
ISBN0391023713 (Paperback edition)
OCLC7813705
323.44/01 19
LC ClassJC585 .R69 1982

The Ethics of Liberty is a 1982 book by American philosopher and economist Murray N. Rothbard,[1] in which the author expounds a libertarian political position.[2] Rothbard's argument is based on a form of natural law ethics,[3] and makes a case for anarcho-capitalism.[4]

Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Introduction to the 1998 edition of the book says that it "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 assumptions, Rothbard deduces the corpus of libertarian law, from the law of appropriation to that of contracts and punishment."[5]

  1. ^ Rothbard, Murray N. (1982). The ethics of liberty. Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press. ISBN 0-391-02371-3. OCLC 7813705.
  2. ^ Richman, Sheldon (1998-12-01). "The Ethics of Liberty | Sheldon Richman". fee.org. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  3. ^ Richman, Sheldon (2014-05-11). "Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty: Still Worthy After All These Years". Reason.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  4. ^ "Classic Book Review | The Ethics of Liberty, by Murray N. Rothbard". The Independent Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  5. ^ Hoppe, Hans-Hermann (2006-12-18). "Introduction to The Ethics of Liberty". Mises Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-25.