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Title: Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays by Murray Newton Rothbard, Murray N. Rothbard ISBN: 0-945466-23-4 Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: rothbard per semper
Comment: This is the first book by Rothbard that I read, although I was already familiar with those of his writings that can be found on the Internet.
Without always agreeing completely with Rothbard - I think he has a tendency to be somewhat too consistent at times - I have always found his work to be very funny and thought-provoking. This collection contains two truly remarkable essays: "Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature" and especially "Freedom, Inequality, Primitivism, and the Division of Labor". Rothbard actually takes the trouble to take Marxists at their word and to examine, not only the means, but also the ends. It turns out even the goals sincere Marxists fight for - as opposed to the cruel realities they have always somehow succeeded in creating - are totally at odds with human nature.
The other essays, if sometimes a tad too "American" for this European reader, live up to Rothbard's usual high standards. The only essay that I found somewhat unconvincing was "Conservation in the Free Market". Rothbard doesn't seem to have thought it important to save areas of unspoilt nature; he doesn't even examine that possibility. But then perhaps there is another essay by him somewhere in which there is an answer to that question? If so, I'm looking forward to read it!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Rothbard Reader
Comment: Murray Rothbard was one of the most important thinkers in recent memory. He made substantial contributions to economics, political theory, social theory, history and cultural criticism. Unfortunately, there is no "Rothbard Reader" that gives the reader an overview of his contributions to all these fields.
Nonetheless, this collection of Rothbard's essays - which came out in 1974 - is probably the best place to start if you want to get an overview of Rothbard's contributions, at least in the areas of political theory, social theory, and (some) cultural criticism. (The second edition appears to be identical to the first edition, except that it contains a brief 1991 "postscript" by Rothbard and a useful introduction by Dr. David Gordon.)
The title essay - Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature - is a seminal essay. Politicians love to lecture us on the supposed equality of men; however, as Rothbard shows, it is inequality that is fundamental. The leftist drive for equality is contrary to human nature. Rothbard picks up this theme again in Freedom, Inequality, Primitivism, and the Division of Labor. He shows that the drive for equality is a direct attack on the division of labor. As such, it will only serve to impoverish everyone (rich and poor alike).
This collection also contains two outstanding essays on the state: The Anatomy of the State; and War, Peace, and the State. In the second, Rothbard makes a strong case for peace and against weapons of mass destruction.
There are at least three other collections of Rothbard's works available. The first -- Making Economic Sense -- is a collection of short essays on economics. The second -- The Irrepressible Rothbard -- is a collection of his essays in the Rothbard-Rockwell Report which focus on cultural criticism. So, if you combine these works with Egalitarianism, you get a "reader" that contains 1190 pages - and you still haven't hit Rothbard the historian! That shows the tremendous breadth of his scholarship. The third is The Logic of Action I and II. These were published after his death and contain two or three of the essays in Egalitariansm and some of his later essays. In addition, they are more focused on Rothbard the economist.
But the best advice is that of Dr. Gordon: get everything you can get your hands on by Rothbard and von Mises.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic and the Best Work of a Lively, Wild Genius
Comment: Never a dull moment! Rothbard was a loose cannon. A great, crazy, untamed, brilliant, passionate, wide-ranging political philosopher, intellectual historian, economist, and activist. How mant people could talk about anything from the nominal interest rate to Henry George and always make it fresh and fascinating? Read this book and meet the genius who handed Robert Nozick his famous political philosophy.
A "red diaper baby" from New York City, Rothbard must be considered, along with his two mentors Ayn Rand and Ludwig von Mises, a founder of the "libertarian" movement, which is essentially a return to the original, pre-socialist, classical, laissez-faire liberalism of John Locke and the American Founding Fathers.
The book consists of 15 essays: and includes the seminal 1965 must-read classic "Left, Right and the Prospects for Liberty," a delightful little intellectual history of modern times, at once timely and timeless. Like Rothbard, it's a unique and inspiring original which defies description and must be experienced first hand. It doesn't matter what your political prejudices are, you'll still enjoy expanding your mental horizon with this classic book of essays.
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Title: Democracy: The God that Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order by Hans-Hermann Hoppe ISBN: 0765808684 Publisher: Transaction Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard, Hans-Hermann Hoppe ISBN: 0814775594 Publisher: New York University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: What Has Government Done to Our Money by Murray N. Rothbard ISBN: 0945466102 Publisher: Ludwig Von Mises Institute Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Man, Economy, and State by Murray N. Rothbard ISBN: 0945466323 Publisher: Ludwig Von Mises Inst Pub. Date: 15 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Education: Free & Compulsory by Murray Newton Rothbard, Murray N. Rothbard ISBN: 0945466226 Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute Pub. Date: 15 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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