Murray Rothbard
Also known as: Murray Newton Rothbard · Murray N. Rothbard
- 1Member of the Austrian School of economics.
- 2Lived from 1926 to 1995.
- 3Founding theoretician of anarcho-capitalism.
- 4Authored over twenty books on economics and political theory.
- 5Key figure in the American libertarian movement.
Murray Newton Rothbard was an American economist of the Austrian School, economic historian, political theorist, and activist.
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modern historian of the School of Salamanca
Rothbard was instrumental in re-evaluating the School of Salamanca as the true precursors to the Austrian School of economics.
Murray Rothbard (1926–1995) was a prominent American economist, historian, and political theorist associated with the Austrian School of economics. His extensive body of work includes over twenty books covering diverse subjects such as political theory, history, and economic science.
Wikimedia Commons gallery media for Murray Rothbard.Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons: Murray RothbardFirma del filósofo estadounidense Murray Rothbard.Wikimedia Commons; Murray Rothbard; https://www.raptisrarebooks.com/product/the-ethics-of-liberty-murray-n-rothbard-first-edition-signed/; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P109 (signature)Murray Rothbard in the 90'sWikimedia Commons; Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://picasaweb.google.com/MisesInstitute/RothbardImages#5400726827057738466; CC BY 3.0; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) As a central figure in the 20th-century American libertarian movement, Rothbard played a pivotal role in shaping right-wing political thought. He is most recognized as a founder and leading theoretician of anarcho-capitalism, a philosophy advocating for the elimination of the state in favor of a system based on private property and free-market exchange.