The Ethics of Liberty

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Title Page Spacer Contents Dedication Introduction Acknowledgments Preface Part 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 Part 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 Part 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 Part IV: Modern Alternative Theories of Liberty 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 Part V: Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty 30. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty Bibliography Index