Is The Ethics of Liberty free to listen to?

Yes. All 33 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.

How long is The Ethics of Liberty?

33 recordings, 14.3 hours in total.

When was The Ethics of Liberty recorded?

2007, per the recording dates recovered for this series.

Is the book behind The Ethics of Liberty available here?

Yes. The Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.

Is there a transcript of The Ethics of Liberty?

Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 113,557 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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The Ethics of Liberty

The Ethics of Liberty is a free lecture series (33 recordings, 14.3 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 2 speakers.

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01

Introduction to "The Ethics of Liberty" 2007

Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 54:16 · 12.4 MB · Recorded 12 January 2007

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Introduction to "The Ethics of Liberty," continued

Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 53:30 · 12.3 MB

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Preface

Murray N. Rothbard · 8:12 · 1.9 MB

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1. Natural Law and Reason 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 12:15 · 2.8 MB · Recorded 12 January 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System

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2. Natural Law as 'Science' 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 17:01 · 3.9 MB · Recorded 12 January 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System

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3. Natural Law versus Positive Law 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 7:29 · 1.7 MB · Recorded 12 January 2007

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4. Natural Law and Natural Rights 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 10:39 · 2.5 MB · Recorded 12 January 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyLegal System

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5. The Task of Political Philosophy 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 4:06 · 982 KB · Recorded 12 January 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

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6. A Crusoe Social Philosophy 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 20:11 · 4.6 MB · Recorded 10 February 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

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7. Interpersonal Relations: Voluntary Exchange 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 30:13 · 6.9 MB · Recorded 10 February 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryValue and Exchange

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8. Interpersonal Relations: Ownership and Aggression 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 19:54 · 4.6 MB · Recorded 10 February 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyLegal System

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9. Property and Criminality 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 35:16 · 8.1 MB · Recorded 10 February 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryPrivate PropertyLegal System

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10. The Problem of Land Theft 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 14:38 · 3.4 MB · Recorded 9 March 2007

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11. Land Monopoly, Past and Present 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 19:29 · 4.5 MB · Recorded 9 March 2007

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12. Self-Defense 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 23:03 · 5.3 MB · Recorded 16 March 2007

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13. Punishment and Proportionality 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 33:32 · 7.7 MB · Recorded 29 March 2007

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14. Children and Rights 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 42:56 · 9.8 MB · Recorded 9 May 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System

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15. "Human Rights" as Property Rights 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 22:49 · 5.2 MB · Recorded 18 May 2007

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16. Knowledge, True and False 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 23:25 · 5.4 MB · Recorded 25 May 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System

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17. Bribery 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 5:38 · 1.3 MB · Recorded 1 June 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System

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18. The Boycott 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 5:36 · 1.3 MB · Recorded 7 June 2007

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19. Property Rights and the Theory of Contracts 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 48:38 · 11.2 MB · Recorded 22 June 2007

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20. Lifeboat Situations 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 16:34 · 3.8 MB · Recorded 22 June 2007

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21. The "Rights" of Animals 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 6:13 · 1.4 MB · Recorded 6 July 2007

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22. The Nature of the State 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 41:23 · 9.5 MB · Recorded 14 July 2007

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23. The Inner Contradictions of the State 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 24:07 · 5.5 MB · Recorded 14 July 2007

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24. The Moral Status of Relations to the State 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 16:49 · 3.9 MB · Recorded 14 July 2007

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25. On Relations Between States 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 29:40 · 6.8 MB · Recorded 14 July 2007

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26. Utilitarian Free-Market Economics 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 42:47 · 9.8 MB · Recorded 11 August 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryFree Markets Legal System

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27. Isaiah Berlin on Negative Freedom 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 9:08 · 2.1 MB · Recorded 14 August 2007

Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryLegal System

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28. F.A. Hayek and The Concept of Coercion 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 30:26 · 7.0 MB · Recorded 27 August 2007

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29. Robert Nozick and the Immaculate Conception of the State 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:08:45 · 15.8 MB · Recorded 10 November 2007

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30. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty 2007

Murray N. Rothbard · 57:14 · 13.1 MB · Recorded 8 December 2007

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Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Murray N. Rothbard.

Recording dates and topics for 31 of these 33 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Ethics of Liberty, checked 2026-08-04.

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About this series

Is The Ethics of Liberty free to listen to?: Yes. All 33 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is The Ethics of Liberty?: 33 recordings, 14.3 hours in total.
When was The Ethics of Liberty recorded?: 2007, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is the book behind The Ethics of Liberty available here?: Yes. The Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
Is there a transcript of The Ethics of Liberty?: Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 113,557 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

Lectures

Introduction to "The Ethics of Liberty" 2007

Introduction to "The Ethics of Liberty," continued

Preface

1. Natural Law and Reason 2007

2. Natural Law as 'Science' 2007

3. Natural Law versus Positive Law 2007

4. Natural Law and Natural Rights 2007

5. The Task of Political Philosophy 2007

6. A Crusoe Social Philosophy 2007

7. Interpersonal Relations: Voluntary Exchange 2007

8. Interpersonal Relations: Ownership and Aggression 2007

9. Property and Criminality 2007

10. The Problem of Land Theft 2007

11. Land Monopoly, Past and Present 2007

12. Self-Defense 2007

13. Punishment and Proportionality 2007

14. Children and Rights 2007

15. "Human Rights" as Property Rights 2007

16. Knowledge, True and False 2007

17. Bribery 2007

18. The Boycott 2007

19. Property Rights and the Theory of Contracts 2007

20. Lifeboat Situations 2007

21. The "Rights" of Animals 2007

22. The Nature of the State 2007

23. The Inner Contradictions of the State 2007

24. The Moral Status of Relations to the State 2007

25. On Relations Between States 2007

26. Utilitarian Free-Market Economics 2007

27. Isaiah Berlin on Negative Freedom 2007

28. F.A. Hayek and The Concept of Coercion 2007

29. Robert Nozick and the Immaculate Conception of the State 2007

30. Toward a Theory of Strategy for Liberty 2007

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About this series