| Description |
xlix, 308 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction: Natural Law. 1. Natural Law and Reason. 2. Natural Law as "Science" 3. Natural Law versus Positive Law. 4. Natural Law and Natural Rights. 5. The Task of Political Philosophy -- Pt. II. A Theory of Liberty. 6. A Crusoe Social Philosophy. 7. Interpersonal Relations: Voluntary Exchange. 8. Interpersonal Relations: Ownership and Aggression. 9. Property and Criminality. 10. The Problem of Land Theft. 11. Land Monopoly, Past and Present. 12. Self-Defense. 13. Punishment and Proportionality. 14. Children and Rights. 15. "Human Rights" As Property Rights. 16. Knowledge, True and False. 17. Bribery. 18. The Boycott. 19. Property Rights and the Theory of Contracts. 20. Lifeboat Situations. 21. The "Rights" of Animals -- Pt. III. The State Versus Liberty. 22. The Nature of the State. 23. The Inner Contradictions of the State. 24. The Moral Status of Relations to the State. 25. On Relations Between States -- Pt. IV. Modern Alternative Theories of Liberty |
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26. Utilitarian Free-Market Economics. A. Introduction: Utilitarian Social Philosophy. B. The Unanimity and Compensation Principles. C. Ludwig von Mises and "Value-Free" Laissez Faire. 27. Isaiah Berlin on Negative Freedom. 28. F.A. Hayek and The Concept of Coercion. 29. Robert Nozick and the Immaculate Conception of the State -- Pt. V. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty. 30. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty |
| Notes |
Originally published: Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1982. With new introd |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-293) and index |
| Subject |
Liberty.
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Natural law.
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Ethics.
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| LC no. |
98010058 |
| ISBN |
0814775063 alkaline paper |
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