Murray Rothbard is considered by many of his devout followers the father of Libertarianism. This short read (only about 55 pages) dissects the role of the state and its intended purpose in the eyes of the author. As someone who has been both influenced and intrigued by the Libertarian ideology, I felt this was certainly a book I had to read/5(K). Anatomy of the State. Tags Political Theory. 01/01/ Murray N. Rothbard. This gives a succinct account of Rothbard’s view of the state. Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Jay Nock, Rothbard regards the state as a predatory entity. It does not produce anything but rather steals resources from those engaged in production. ANATOMY OF THESTATE. MURRAYN. ROTHBARD. © by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and published under the Creative Commons Attribution License www.doorway.ru Ludwig von Mises Institute West Magnolia Avenue Auburn, Alabama www.doorway.ru ISBN: File Size: 1MB.
Answer: The list of criticism could run several hundred pages but I will just list a few. basically the book says government is not the people or a person and dosnt really represent the population in any way other than force them to pay taxes to support the robber barons of government. The priva. Anatomy of the State. Murray N. Rothbard. This gives a succinct account of Rothbard's view of the state. Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Jay Nock, Rothbard regards the state as a predatory entity. Murray Rothbard was known as the state's greatest living enemy, and this is his most succinct and powerful statement on the topic, an exhibit A in how he came to wear that designation proudly. He shows how the state wrecks freedom, destroys civilization, and threatens all lives and property and social well being.
Immediately Murray Rothbard begins his Anatomy of the State with a strawman: "Some theorists venerate the State as the apotheosis of society; others regard it as an amiable though often inefficient, organization for achieving social ends; but almost all regard it as a necessary means for achieving the goals of mankind, a means to be ranged against the 'private sector' and often winning in this competition of resources.". 3/5: Murray N. Rothbard's scathing criticism of the motivations and focus of the State. I think he successfully made a number of excellent and well thought out points in such a short piece, but I'm not well read (or cynical) enough to accept his outright condemnation of the government institution. However, if his only point was to show the inevitability of the corruption of growing government. Murray Rothbard is considered by many of his devout followers the father of Libertarianism. This short read (only about 55 pages) dissects the role of the state and its intended purpose in the eyes of the author. As someone who has been both influenced and intrigued by the Libertarian ideology, I felt this was certainly a book I had to read.
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