Is Classical Liberalism the Source of Libertarianism?

  • Dariusz Juruś University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/RPUB.53874
Keywords: John Locke, Murray N. Rothbard, theory of property, foundations of libertarian theory, classical liberalism.

Abstract

In this paper I compare John Locke’s and Murray N. Rothbard’s theories of property. The main aim of that comparison is to show that Locke’s theory of property, which seems to be crucial for contemporary libertarians, cannot be the foundation for the libertarian theory. The corollary is that Locke’s theory, resp. classical liberalism, cannot be – as many, including M. N. Rothbard, the main proponent of libertarianism, claim – the source of libertarianism in a strict sense.

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Published
2016-10-13
How to Cite
Juruś D. (2016). Is Classical Liberalism the Source of Libertarianism?. Res Publica. Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas, 19(2), 437-458. https://doi.org/10.5209/RPUB.53874
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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2016): Libertarianism. Various Aspects of History, Theory and Strategy
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