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About Stephan Kinsella
Stephan Kinsella is a patent attorney and libertarian writer in Houston, Texas. He is the Founding and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers, Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF), and founding member of the Property and Freedom Society. He was General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and a partner with Duane Morris LLP. He received an LL.M. in international business law from King's College London, a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU, and BSEE and MSEE degrees from LSU. He has published numerous articles and books on IP law, international law, and the application of libertarian principles to legal topics.
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Blog postOne no-name nym-wielding Silas Barta (aka John Sharp, “Person,” Richard Harding [a juvenile sexual term, “hard dick”])1 has been a perennial gadfly and pest about IP, flitting in various Mises Blog comments razzing us IP abolitionists.
His argument is a literally stupid one (not surprising as “There are No Good Arguments for Intellectual Property”; see also “Absurd Arguments for IP”). It amounts to this: Some libertarians seem to think that there should be rights in electromagnet1 week ago Read more -
Blog postI just came across this one in a Twitter thread — some rando no-name apparently named Vincent, who doesn’t even understand that copyright is automatic.
See also
Objectivist Greg Perkins on Intellectual Property Objectivists Hsieh and Perkins on IP and Pirating Music There are No Good Arguments for Intellectual Property ***
Anarcho-Capitalism and Intellectual Property Right DECEMBER 10, 2009 tags: ANARCHO-CAPITALISM, Ayn Rand, collectivism, COPYRIGH2 months ago Read more -
Blog postOld post from 2006:
Miracle–An Honest Patent Attorney! [Archived comments] 09/07/2006 | Stephan Kinsella In this post I reprinted a letter to the editor that I sent to a patent lawyer trade journal, IP Today, in which I responded to the comments of a patent attorney to the effect that “the patent system is necessary for there to be invention and innovation.” I explained that
There is … no conclusive evidence showing that the purported benefits of the patent system—ex2 months ago Read more -
Blog postOld post, from 2006:
[Update: see Miracle–An Honest Patent Attorney! (Sep. 7, 2006)]
Patent Trolls and Empirical Thinking
06/22/2006 | Stephan Kinsella
[Archived comments]
Patent trolls are under increasing attack of late—patent owners who don’t actually develop or manufacture the product covered by their patents, but just sue other companies who do make it.
Normally, if company A sues its competitor B for infringement of one of A’s patents2 months ago Read more -
Blog postAn Open Letter to Congress
Dear Member of Congress:
Below please find some suggestions for legislative improvements to federal law in favor of American free markets, property rights, and individual liberty.
A little bit about me and my areas of specialization. I am an attorney in Houston. I have practiced intellectual property and patent law for over 28 years, and have also spoken and written in favor of private property rights and free markets, and against the existin3 months ago Read more -
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Blog postLockean Intellectual Property Refuted, by Cezary Błaszczyk, Scienza & Politica, vol. XXXII, no. 63 (2020).
Abstract: Locke’s theory of property is irreconcilable with intellectual property. Property-like titles in ideal objects cannot be introduced within the framework of the natural law, because they could constrain others from acts necessary for their survival. Nevertheless, followers of Locke’s theory of politics choose to belittle this conclusion and even Locke himself support3 months ago Read more -
Blog postOr should I say “libertards”?
[Update: see Jeffrey Tucker, Backdoor Censorship through Libel Law; Techdirt Podcast Episode 266: In Defense Of Section 230 & A Decentralized Internet]
It’s understandable conservatives, who have no serious principles about liberty or property rights, want to end the “safe harbors” granted to ISPs and related social media platforms, like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, by §230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) (which has4 months ago Read more -
Blog postAs noted in this Facebook post:
It’s sad to see Republicans and even Fox News types applauding the Covid “relief packages” Congress recently passed and also earlier this year. These are massive wealth transfers and simply theft. I wonder however if the libertarians who believe in takings (eminent domain) have any principled opposition to this, e.g. Richard Epstein, author of Takings. Epstein’s argument there is that sometimes, because of free rider problems and holdouts, you need a pu4 months ago Read more -
Blog postAnnouncing the Open Crypto Alliance, which has been formed to fight blockchain and crypto patent trolls and patent abuse that threatens the bitcoin space (as discussed in this Facebook post).
As we know, one significant threat to bitcoin and cryptocurrency is state regulation and law. Another looming threat to freedom and innovation in crypto also results from state law: the patent system. A group of us—blockchain and crypto advocates, working in technology and patent law for over 304 months ago Read more -
Blog postCobbled together from some Facebook posts calling for the Libertarian Party Platform to be amended to include calls to abolish intellectual property law, in particular, patent and copyright:
[Update: Tom Knapp informed me that this almost happened earlier this year:
the Libertarian Party’s 2020 platform committee recommended the addition of new plank 2.15, “Intellectual Property,” to the platform. The proposed plank read as follows: “As we oppose all government intervention in mar4 months ago Read more -
Blog postJust came across this 2014 article by Łukasz Dominiak, “Anarcho-Capitalism, Aggression and Copyright“. Great paper. Abstract:
“In this paper I examine the relation between copyright and aggression from the anarcho-capitalist perspective. I hypothesise that notwithstanding ubiquitous beliefs, copyright does not protect individuals’ property and freedom; on the contrary, copyright, as well as other types of intellectual property, initiates aggressive violence against people’s property a8 months ago Read more -
Blog post[Update: According to some updates, the earlier reports were possibly somewhat inaccurate. I’m not surprised; journalists and others often mangle IP reports. I was myself wondering “gee, why don’t I see a link to a patent number”. Apparently the patentee (if it is that) didn’t “threaten” (not explicitly, anyway) and the $11k price was exaggerated. None of this affects my main point, which is the benefit of having principles. Here’s what probably happened: some Italian company had several inte1 year ago Read more
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Blog postThis was a pretty good recent interview on IP.
KOL281 | Death to Tyrants Podcast: Against Intellectual Property by STEPHAN KINSELLA on FEBRUARY 4, 2020 Podcast (kinsella-on-liberty): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:28:35 — 71.4MB)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 281.
This is my appearance on the Death to Tyrants Podcast, Episode 90: Against Intellectual Property, with Stephan Kinsella (Facebook post), release1 year ago Read more -
Blog postInteresting new paper discussed in a recent Techdirt podcast episode: “Techdirt Podcast Episode 232: Copying Is Not Theft“, by Niskanen Center scholars Brink Lindsey and Daniel Takash.
They explain fairly well why both the rights-based or deontological case for IP makes no sense, and why the empirical case is wanting as well. As I have done also in Against Intellectual Property. They also come up with a set of proposals to improve patent and copyright, which are similar to some o1 year ago Read more -
Blog postThe non-Austrian economist1 and libertarian2 Bryan Caplan weighed in on the IP (intellectual property) issue in 2006. He writes:
A Nice Statement of My Position on IP 17 By Bryan Caplan Some economists would argue that any contracts voluntarily entered into should be enforced. That is what lead them to argue that, if I agree not to redistribute your book, then I should be bound by that agreement. In this view, the copyright law simply codifies the contract that sellers of embodi2 years ago Read more -
Blog postFrom my other site: The “If you own something, that implies that you can sell it; if you sell something, that implies you must own it first” Fallacies
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Blog postFrom my other blog:
Disinvited From Cato by STEPHAN KINSELLA | AUGUST 7, 2016
Here comes a lot of background, just to lead up to a few final paragraphs that get to what I want to say.
As I’ve recounted before,1 I started my legal vocation and libertarian avocation2 around the same time, almost twenty-five years ago, in 1992. That year, I started practicing law, and also published my first scholarly libertarian article.3 In 1994 my wife and I moved from Houston to3 years ago Read more -
Blog postAs is too common–these authors don’t make their article public; they agree to hide it behind a publisher’s paywall, despite being paid nothing for this. Sad.
Here is a pre-publication version at SSRN.
Authors E. Richard Gold, Jean-Frédéric Morin, Erica Shadeed First published: 24 August 2017Full publication history DOI: 10.1111/rego.12165 View/save citation Cited by (CrossRef): 0 articlesCheck for updates Citation tools F4 years ago Read more -
Blog postFrom my Kinsella on Liberty podcast:
KOL220 | Future Gravy Interview about Blockstream and the Defensive Patent License by STEPHAN KINSELLA on MAY 4, 2017 Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 220.
This is my interview by Rod Rojas of the Future Gravy show, which focuses on bitcoin and blockchain topics. We discussed how patents harm innovation and various strategies some companies use to try to deal with the patent threat, such as patent pooling, defensive patent licensing, wh4 years ago Read more -
Blog postAn interesting argument against copyright based on Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s “argumentation ethics” defense of libertarian rights:
Argumentation Ethics vs. Copyright A recently published paper by Cezary Błaszczyk, University of Warsaw, “The Critique of Copyright in Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s Argumentation Ethics.”
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Blog postTucker is spot-on here. Take the title: “Knowledge Is as Valuable as Physical Capital” — actually this is what IP proponents say, they say that knowledge is as important as physical goods and therefore you need property rights in ideas just as we need it in physical things. Tucker turns it on its head and say that both knowledge and capital are important and therefore the state should not attack either: it should not tax and regulate or collectivize private capital, and it should not res4 years ago Read more
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Blog post(Adapted from a couple of conversations with Facebook friends.)
I’ve observed before that information is a guide to action, not a means of action. Means of action are scarce and ownable so as to prevent conflict over the use of those means. The same is not true of knowledge or information, which merely guides action.1
Another way to see this is to understand that ownership may be viewed as the right to possess or control something, and is distinct from possession or control. <4 years ago Read more -
Blog postWell, sort of. Not bad, for a patent specialist and federal government employee.
Techdirt Podcast Episode 96: Death Knell For Software Patents
“Software patents have been dubious since their inception — not just in principle, but legally too. Past rulings have called their validity into serious question, and now an opinion from a prominent pro-patent judge has called for people to admit that they simply shouldn’t exist. This week, we discuss what this opinion means for the (ho4 years ago Read more -
Blog postNice, concise overview of various libertarian arguments against IP by Rob Nielsen on the Living Voluntary blog:
So-Called Intellectual Property POSTED ON AUGUST 30, 2016 BY ADMIN “He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.” – Thomas Jefferson
Property ownership is central to liberty and civilization. Property rights prevent conflict over the use of scarce resourc5 years ago Read more -
Blog post“Patents are bulls–t,” says Newegg Chief Legal Officer Lee Cheng
At Ars Live 6, we talked to the attorney who fought patent trolls and won.
As I wrote in a Facebook thread:
“It’s all confusion and nonsense. He has no principled position at all. “When Cheng put it that way to his employers, they decided the money was worth it. If Cheng’s strategy worked, they would never have to deal with patent trolls again. “It was obvious there was a scam going on, and someone needed t5 years ago Read more -
Blog postBy Steve Lolyouwish:
The Rise of 3D Printing pushes the State closer to the Absurd Logical Conclusions of Intellectual Property and Copyright
The UK has just changed its copyright-and-patent monopoly law to extend copyright to furniture and to extend the term of that copyright on furniture with about a century. This follows a decision in the European Union, where member states are required to adhere to such an order. This change means that people will be prohibited from using 3D p5 years ago Read more -
Blog post“Let us stand on each other’s shoulders, instead of each other’s feet!”
From: Are “Intellectual Property Rights” Justified? (2000), by Markus Krummenacker
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Blog postA Thesis, from Brent Franklin, Philosophy Dept., Central European University, “The Case Against a Moral Right to Intellectual Property” (Budapest, 2013).
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Blog postSo some Randian, Gary “McGath,” who had published a weak semi-anti-IP article previously, “Patenting Software Threatens Innovation” (his utterly confused and totally useless article pontificates, “Software patents aren’t a necessity. Without patents, code can still be under copyright, protecting its authors from copying without compensation.” Brilliant, Gary, brilliant)—well, he submitted a pro-copyright article to FEE recently, his article “Is Copyright a Right?” As with all pro-IP arguments5 years ago Read more
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Blog postMy libertarianism has been fairly consistent over the years, especially since I morphed from Randian minarchist to Rothbardian anarchist around about 1989 or so (my last gasp in the minarchist camp was in a 1989 article; see Then and Now: From Randian Minarchist to Austro-Anarcho-Libertarian). I’ve been a pretty steady Rothbardian-Hoppean-Austrian anarcho-libertarian since then, for about 25 years. I try to develop my views carefully, systematically, precisely, and incrementally, buildin7 years ago Read more
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Blog postLots of interesting developments in the liberty space of late, such as Bitcoin, and other projects like General Governance, Blueseed, the Honduran Free Cities project, and Jeff Tucker’s imminent Liberty.me (I’m involved in GG and the latter).
An exciting new project I learned about recently is FreeSpeechMe (mirror), a project by libertarian Michael Dean and others.
This is a project to spread and improve Dot-Bit (.bit), “a new7 years ago Read more -
Blog postAfter much thought and debate about this topic over the last 25 or so years, here is my attempt at a lean, concise, precise definition of what a libertarian is:
A libertarian is a person who believes that the invasion of the borders of (trespass against) others’ bodies or owned external scarce resources, i.e. property (with property allocations determined in accordance with Lockean homesteading rules and contractual transfer rules), is unjustified, because they (for whatever8 years ago Read more -
Blog postI just came across this wonderful music from Ron Paul fan Tatiana Moroz (iTunes albums).
I’ve blogged previously on peace/liberty-related art: see Justin Gaffrey Peace Art:
I’ve said it before (Peace Art): I love Justin Gaffrey’s paintings, and in particular his peace sign paintings.
See also related posts below:
My Favorite Earrings Posted by Stephan Kinsella on August 19, 2008 11:09 PM
After winning the gold in the balance beam, Shawn Johnson, th8 years ago Read more -
Blog postI recently came across the website and podcast “Complete Liberty,” by Wes Bertrand, also featuring Bertrand’s 2007 book Complete Liberty: The Demise of the State and the Rise of Voluntary America (print; PDF). The podcast has some excellent episodes, including a whole series on IP—episodes 89–99.
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Blog postJeffrey A. Tucker
Jeff Tucker of Laissez Faire Books is giving a free Webinar this afternoon: “Commerce and the Commons: How Enterprise Will Survive and Thrive the Death of Intellectual Property“. This event is sponsored by European Students For Liberty, and appears to be open to anyone. Info below:
Tuesday, January 29, at 20:00-21:00 CET/2:00PM-3:00PM EDT
Where? On your Computer!
Speaker: Jeffrey Tucker
Topic: Commerce and the Commons:8 years ago Read more -
Blog postAs many of my readers know, I often lecture and speak and give podcast or radio interviews on various libertarian topics and issues, such as intellectual property (IP), anarcho-libertarians, Austrian law and economic, contract theory, rights and punishment theory, and so on. I also blog and comment regularly on such matters in various blogs (primarily The Libertarian Standard, on general libertarian matters, and C4SIF, on IP-related matters), Facebook, and so on—often posting m8 years ago Read more
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Blog postEvan Isaac, Mark Ovdabeest, and Colin Porter have made a fun aprioristic rap song of Hoppe’s social views, Drop It Like It’s Hoppe (based on Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (lyrics)):
The lyrics are below. Ovdabeest is the same guy who made Black and Yellow: AnCap remix (based on this song):
Last time I (and Hoppe, and others in the Mises crowd) were lampooned like this was in Jason Ditz’s series of short movies: see The Koch Cycle: Anarcho-Pacificist Films Presents…
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Blog postI delivered this speech in September 2012 for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey. The audio of my speech was corrupted due to a technical error, so I re-recorded a version of the speech (available for streaming and download below). For others, see the links in the Program, or the PFS Vimeo channel.
The talk was largely based on two previous papers:
“Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free Society,” Jou8 years ago Read more -
Blog postI’ve always liked Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s observations regarding how we have to treat aggressors as technical, not ethical, problems. From The Economics and Ethics of Private Property (relevant parts bolded):
while scarcity is a necessary condition for the emergence of the problem of political philosophy, it is not sufficient. For obviously, we could have conflicts regarding the use of scarce resources with, let us say, an elephant or a mosquito, yet we woul8 years ago Read more
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Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary
Jul 14, 2011
$9.99
With obscure terms like 'emphyteusis' and 'jactitation,' the language of Louisiana’s civil law can sometimes prove confusing for students and even for seasoned practitioners. But the 'Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary' can help. It defines every word and phrase contained in the index to the Louisiana Civil Code, plus many more — in clear and concise language — and provides current citations to the relevant statutes, code articles, and cases.
Whether you are a student, researcher, lawyer, or judge, if you deal with Louisiana and its laws, this volume will prove indispensable. It is also a valuable resource for notaries, paralegals, and those studying for the bar exam.
No doubt common law practitioners in other states, too, will find ready uses for a dictionary that translates civil law terminology into familiar concepts; they will know how 'naked ownership' differs from 'usufruct.' And since the civil law dominates other legal systems, this book will find a home with libraries and scholars the world over, anywhere there is a need to compare civil law terms with those of the common law.
Quality ebook formatting from Quid Pro Books features active contents, linked notes and URLs, and literally hundreds of linked cross-references — for ready association of related topics. Print editions are available of this valuable resource, yet the ebook format is not just a textual replication of the print book or a PDF. Instead, the ebook is carefully designed to take full advantage of the ereader's optimal arrangements and capabilities, whether the ebook is read on a dedicated device or by using an app.
“Rome and Kinsella have done a huge service to legal scholarship by assembling the 'Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary' — a splendid resource for those seeking to understand the rich vocabulary of Louisiana law.”
— Bryan A. Garner, President, LawProse, Inc.; and Editor in Chief, 'Black’s Law Dictionary'
“For ready reference on the desk or in a personal or law firm library, in the office of a civilian of any walk of practice or intellectual endeavor, this enormously helpful dictionary is a must. This scholarly reference is essential to the study of the civil law tradition; the 'Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary' serves as a gateway to understanding the civil law system embraced by the majority of legal systems in the world.”
— J. Lanier Yeates, Member, Gordon Arata McCollam Duplantis & Eagan, LLC
Whether you are a student, researcher, lawyer, or judge, if you deal with Louisiana and its laws, this volume will prove indispensable. It is also a valuable resource for notaries, paralegals, and those studying for the bar exam.
No doubt common law practitioners in other states, too, will find ready uses for a dictionary that translates civil law terminology into familiar concepts; they will know how 'naked ownership' differs from 'usufruct.' And since the civil law dominates other legal systems, this book will find a home with libraries and scholars the world over, anywhere there is a need to compare civil law terms with those of the common law.
Quality ebook formatting from Quid Pro Books features active contents, linked notes and URLs, and literally hundreds of linked cross-references — for ready association of related topics. Print editions are available of this valuable resource, yet the ebook format is not just a textual replication of the print book or a PDF. Instead, the ebook is carefully designed to take full advantage of the ereader's optimal arrangements and capabilities, whether the ebook is read on a dedicated device or by using an app.
“Rome and Kinsella have done a huge service to legal scholarship by assembling the 'Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary' — a splendid resource for those seeking to understand the rich vocabulary of Louisiana law.”
— Bryan A. Garner, President, LawProse, Inc.; and Editor in Chief, 'Black’s Law Dictionary'
“For ready reference on the desk or in a personal or law firm library, in the office of a civilian of any walk of practice or intellectual endeavor, this enormously helpful dictionary is a must. This scholarly reference is essential to the study of the civil law tradition; the 'Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary' serves as a gateway to understanding the civil law system embraced by the majority of legal systems in the world.”
— J. Lanier Yeates, Member, Gordon Arata McCollam Duplantis & Eagan, LLC
Against Intellectual Property (LvMI)
Dec 30, 2010
$2.99
This monograph is justifiably considered a modern classic. Stephan Kinsella has caused libertarians worldwide to rethink the very basis of intellectual property.
Mises warned against patents, and so did Rothbard. But Kinsella goes much further. He argues that the very existence of patents — and copyrights and trademarks, too — is contrary to a free market. They all use the state to create artificial scarcities of nonscarce goods and employ coercion in a way that is contrary to property rights and the freedom of contract.
Many who read this book will be unprepared for the rigor of Kinsella's argument. It takes time to settle in, simply because it seems so shocking at first. But Kinsella makes his case with powerful logic and examples that are overwhelming in their persuasive power.
After all, the relevance of this argument in a digital age can't be overstated. The state works with monopolistic private producers to inhibit innovation and stop the progress of technology, while using coercion against possible competitors and against consumers. Even US foreign policy is profoundly affected by widespread confusions over what is legitimate and what is merely asserted as property.
What Kinsella is calling for instead of this cartelizing system is nothing more or less than a pure free market, which involves nothing resembling what we call intellectual property today. IP, he argues, is really nothing more than a state-enforced legal convention, not an extension of real ownership.
Few books written in the last decades have caused so much fundamental rethinking. It is essential that libertarians get this issue right and understand the arguments on all sides. Kinsella's book is masterful in doing just that — making a case against IP that turns out to be more rigorous and thorough than any written on the left, right, or anywhere in between.
Read it and prepare to change your mind.
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Mises warned against patents, and so did Rothbard. But Kinsella goes much further. He argues that the very existence of patents — and copyrights and trademarks, too — is contrary to a free market. They all use the state to create artificial scarcities of nonscarce goods and employ coercion in a way that is contrary to property rights and the freedom of contract.
Many who read this book will be unprepared for the rigor of Kinsella's argument. It takes time to settle in, simply because it seems so shocking at first. But Kinsella makes his case with powerful logic and examples that are overwhelming in their persuasive power.
After all, the relevance of this argument in a digital age can't be overstated. The state works with monopolistic private producers to inhibit innovation and stop the progress of technology, while using coercion against possible competitors and against consumers. Even US foreign policy is profoundly affected by widespread confusions over what is legitimate and what is merely asserted as property.
What Kinsella is calling for instead of this cartelizing system is nothing more or less than a pure free market, which involves nothing resembling what we call intellectual property today. IP, he argues, is really nothing more than a state-enforced legal convention, not an extension of real ownership.
Few books written in the last decades have caused so much fundamental rethinking. It is essential that libertarians get this issue right and understand the arguments on all sides. Kinsella's book is masterful in doing just that — making a case against IP that turns out to be more rigorous and thorough than any written on the left, right, or anywhere in between.
Read it and prepare to change your mind.
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Rare is the scholar who inspires a Festschrift — a volume of papers written by top specialists in honor of a major thinker — but this one, Property, Freedom, and Society, is very special. It is sure to grow in importance as the years move on, for it contains phenomenal contributions written in the tradition of the work of Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
Hoppe is one of the most important scholars of our time. He has made pioneering contributions to sociology, economics, philosophy, and history. His important books include Handeln und Erkennen (1976), Kritik der Kausalwissenschaftlichen Sozialforschung (1983), Eigentum, Anarchie, und Staat (1987), A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (1989), The Economics and Ethics of Private Property (1993, enlarged 2nd edition 2006), Democracy — The God That Failed (2001), and The Myth of National Defense (editor, 2003). He is the founder and president of the international Property and Freedom Society, which promotes scientific debate in combination with intransigent libertarian radicalism.
Now professor emeritus of economics at UNLV and distinguished fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Hoppe and his writings have inspired scholars around the world to follow in his footsteps and to provide a scientific foundation for individual freedom and a free society. The Festschrift honors the occasion of his 60th birthday.
The Festschrift contains personal testimonies and essays in Professor Hoppe's preferred research areas, such as political philosophy, democracy, and economics. The contributors are colleagues, collaborators, and former students from all over the world, including Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Sean Gabb, Jesús Huerta de Soto, Robert Higgs, Frank van Dun, Paul Gottfried, Joseph T. Salerno, Walter Block, and Thomas J. DiLorenzo. The 400-page Festschrift was presented to Professor Hoppe at a private ceremony on July 29, 2009, in Auburn, Alabama, during Mises University 2009.
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Hoppe is one of the most important scholars of our time. He has made pioneering contributions to sociology, economics, philosophy, and history. His important books include Handeln und Erkennen (1976), Kritik der Kausalwissenschaftlichen Sozialforschung (1983), Eigentum, Anarchie, und Staat (1987), A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (1989), The Economics and Ethics of Private Property (1993, enlarged 2nd edition 2006), Democracy — The God That Failed (2001), and The Myth of National Defense (editor, 2003). He is the founder and president of the international Property and Freedom Society, which promotes scientific debate in combination with intransigent libertarian radicalism.
Now professor emeritus of economics at UNLV and distinguished fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Hoppe and his writings have inspired scholars around the world to follow in his footsteps and to provide a scientific foundation for individual freedom and a free society. The Festschrift honors the occasion of his 60th birthday.
The Festschrift contains personal testimonies and essays in Professor Hoppe's preferred research areas, such as political philosophy, democracy, and economics. The contributors are colleagues, collaborators, and former students from all over the world, including Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Sean Gabb, Jesús Huerta de Soto, Robert Higgs, Frank van Dun, Paul Gottfried, Joseph T. Salerno, Walter Block, and Thomas J. DiLorenzo. The 400-page Festschrift was presented to Professor Hoppe at a private ceremony on July 29, 2009, in Auburn, Alabama, during Mises University 2009.
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Walter Block leaned on 82 of the world's most prominent libertarian thinkers and asked them to tell their life stories with an eye to intellectual development. The result is the most comprehensive collection of libertarian autobiographies ever published. Their stories are thrilling and fascinating. They reveal their main influences, their experiences, their choices, and their ambitions.
There are some very interesting lessons here for everyone. We learn what gives rise to serious thought about liberty and what causes a person to dedicate a professional career or vocation to the cause. We also discover some interesting empirical information about the most influential libertarian writers.
How people come to believe what they believe is a mysterious issue, but an important one to examine. The results have profound strategic implications for the future. If there is a theme that emerges here, it is that it is that the most powerful and effective message of liberty is the one that is both smart and truth telling, not the one that is evasive or consciously dumbed down. The two most influential libertarians that emerge from the contest here are Rothbard and Rand, and this is for a reason.
This volume bears close study by anyone who is considering strategic issues. So far as we know, it is the first book of its kind, one sure to play a larger role in the future crafting of the message and scholarship of human liberty.
To search for Mises Institute titles, enter a keyword and LvMI (short for Ludwig von Mises Institute); e.g., Depression LvMI
There are some very interesting lessons here for everyone. We learn what gives rise to serious thought about liberty and what causes a person to dedicate a professional career or vocation to the cause. We also discover some interesting empirical information about the most influential libertarian writers.
How people come to believe what they believe is a mysterious issue, but an important one to examine. The results have profound strategic implications for the future. If there is a theme that emerges here, it is that it is that the most powerful and effective message of liberty is the one that is both smart and truth telling, not the one that is evasive or consciously dumbed down. The two most influential libertarians that emerge from the contest here are Rothbard and Rand, and this is for a reason.
This volume bears close study by anyone who is considering strategic issues. So far as we know, it is the first book of its kind, one sure to play a larger role in the future crafting of the message and scholarship of human liberty.
To search for Mises Institute titles, enter a keyword and LvMI (short for Ludwig von Mises Institute); e.g., Depression LvMI
Libertarian Papers, Vol. 3, Part 1 (2011)
Jun 10, 2011
$5.99
Libertarian Papers (libertarianpapers.org), Volume 3 (2011). Part 1: Article Numbers 1–13. Published by The Ludwig von Mises Institute (mises.org). Edited by Stephan Kinsella (stephankinsella.com).
Contents:
1. “Of Private, Common, and Public Property and the Rationale for Total Privatization” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
2. “Plato and the Spell of the State” by Patrick C. Tinsley
3. “Review of Kosanke’s Instead of Politics” by Don Stacy
4. “Response to Wisniewski on Abortion, Round Two” by Walter E. Block
5. “Unity and Integration in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged” by Edward W. Younkins
6. “Response to Block on Abortion, Round Three” by Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski
7. “Well-Being and Objectivity” by Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski
8. “Truth in Philosophy” by Tibor R. Machan
9. “The Economic Nobel Prize” by Nikolay Gertchev
10. “Free Markets, Property Rights and Climate Change: How to Privatize Climate Policy” by Graham Dawson
11. “Review of Eagleton’s Why Marx Was Right” by Morgan A. Brown
12. “Contra Copyright, Again” by Wendy McElroy
13. “The Causes of Price Inflation & Deflation: Fundamental Economic Principles the Deflationists Have Ignored” by Laura Davidson
Contents:
1. “Of Private, Common, and Public Property and the Rationale for Total Privatization” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
2. “Plato and the Spell of the State” by Patrick C. Tinsley
3. “Review of Kosanke’s Instead of Politics” by Don Stacy
4. “Response to Wisniewski on Abortion, Round Two” by Walter E. Block
5. “Unity and Integration in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged” by Edward W. Younkins
6. “Response to Block on Abortion, Round Three” by Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski
7. “Well-Being and Objectivity” by Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski
8. “Truth in Philosophy” by Tibor R. Machan
9. “The Economic Nobel Prize” by Nikolay Gertchev
10. “Free Markets, Property Rights and Climate Change: How to Privatize Climate Policy” by Graham Dawson
11. “Review of Eagleton’s Why Marx Was Right” by Morgan A. Brown
12. “Contra Copyright, Again” by Wendy McElroy
13. “The Causes of Price Inflation & Deflation: Fundamental Economic Principles the Deflationists Have Ignored” by Laura Davidson
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