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Private Property In Israel
One of the major themes in the Bible is God’s redemption of the nation of Israel. God made a promise of land to the sons of Abraham, but generations later his descendants were enslaved in Egypt. From...
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God's Monetary Policy In The Bible
This article will cover what the Bible says about two overlapping subjects, money and trade. I define trade as two people exchanging goods or services either directly or through the use of money....
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Through Wisdom: Righteousness, Freedom, Beauty
A couple of years ago I was thinking about a slogan for my family. A verse from James came to mind.James 3:13Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Natural Law And Reason
Since last year, I have had the intention to read through Murray Rothbard's "The Ethics Of Liberty" and record my thoughts on it in this blog. I read chapter 1 a couple of months ago but still...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Natural Law As "Science"
In chapter 2, Rothbard explains the basis of natural law and why it is important. He also continues to address skeptics' objections.Part of accepting the existence of natural law is accepting the...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Natural Law versus Positive Law
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardAs the title suggests the whole chapter is about these two types of law. There are several distinctions between natural law and positive law, even though there...
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God, The Architect: Thoughts On Natural Law
Here are some slides I presented discussing the types of order in the universe and human nature. Created order shows God's design intent for human life. Theologians through church history and...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Natural Law and Natural Rights
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardRothbard concludes the first section of his book by making an important transition from natural law to natural rights. Where, in the previous chapter, he...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - A Crusoe Social Philosophy
The Ethics Of Liberty - Murray RothbardThe next section of the book contains the meat of Rothbard's theory of liberty. His exercise consists of thinking through what it takes for a man to sustain...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Interpersonal Relations: Voluntary Exchange
The Ethics Of Liberty - Murray RothbardRobinson Crusoe doesn't stay alone for long. Soon he encounters Friday or Bob, or Steve. Then come many others who are also doing their best to survive on the...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Interpersonal Relations: Ownership And Aggression
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardIn the previous chapter Rothbard spells out one type of interpersonal relationship where individuals interact with one another on a voluntary basis. He showed...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Property And Criminality
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardIn chapter 9, Rothbard discusses how to identify criminals and respond to crime. Previously, he defined crime as using physical force to take control...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - The Problem Of Land Theft
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardAfter defining criminality broadly in the previous chapter, Rothbard focuses his attention to land as property and its unique importance. "A...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Land Monopoly, Past And Present
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardChapter 11 takes a deeper look at the subject of feudalism and shows its relevance in the current day. Rothbard also applies ideas from his chapter on...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Self Defense
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardNatural rights, ownership, and criminality have all been defined and analyzed. Now Rothbard focuses his attention on the topic of self defense. He explains...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Punishment And Proportionality
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardRothbard continues to deduce how to make a free and just society. In this section he explains how justice systems in the modern state have been turned upside...
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Make Supplication
I had the opportunity this morning to introduce the subject of supplication during a prayer and worship service at church. We prayed in four sections centered on the acronym A-C-T-S: adoration,...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Children And Rights
I have to admit up front, this chapter contains my biggest disagreement with Rothbard so far. In "Children And Rights", he starts with discussing the rights of parents to abort and neglect their...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - "Human Rights" As Property Rights
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray Rothbard "human rights, when not put in terms of property rights, turn out to be vague and contradictory, causing liberals to weaken those...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - Knowledge, True And False
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardRothbard continues to analyze individual rights as property rights in order to explain what rights truly exist. In this chapter he applies that framework to...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - The Theory Of Contracts
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardThe fundamental principle for this subject is that only theft or inherent theft should be punished by contract law. If no one violates the property rights of...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - The Nature Of The State
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardThe 22nd chapter starts a new section titled "The State Versus Liberty". Rothbard then goes on to discuss what the State is, what it does, and how it...
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Human Life Straddles Two Realities
Human beings were created in the image of God. Classical philosophers stated that the human ability to reason was the key to understanding what that meant. After hundreds of years of searching the...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - The Internal Contradictions Of The State
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardThe state can only exist if people believe it is legitimate. In order to construct such faith, intellectuals associated with the state concoct philosophies and...
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The Ethics Of Liberty - State Relationships Internal & External
The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray RothbardCitizens' Relationship To The StateIn previous chapters Rothbard wrote about the illegitimacy of the state and inconsistencies found in the narratives...
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