I've made a list of voluntaryists who have published about voluntaryism.
You can find the list here:
http://www.vforvoluntary.com/index.php?p=9
Do you guys know other people who could go on the list?
I know a number of voluntaryists who are vocal about it but haven't published anything produced by themselves. I'm not including them because then I would have to list thousands of people. I'm looking for the people who are open in their voluntaryism, who've written and spoke in favor of it, and who also have published books or possibly videos that add to the voluntaryist school of thought.
http://www.vforvoluntary.com/
You could put Pete Leeson's book "The Invisible Hook" on there. It's pretty brilliant, actually; it analyzes voluntary association among pirates and the institutions that emerged through an Austrian framework.
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I'm surprised you missed Beito, Gordon, & Tabarrok's "The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society". I have yet to read it, but the amazon reviews confirm it is right up the ally concerning voluntaryism.
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Nitroadict:I'm surprised you missed Beito, Gordon, & Tabarrok's "The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society". I have yet to read it, but the amazon reviews confirm it is right up the ally concerning voluntaryism.
It is everything the reviewers say it is. It is a swift kick in the nuts to anyone who says "Give me some real world examples!"
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I don't know if everyone you've included are necessarily voluntaryists in the strict sense, but its a good list nonetheless. Particularly including the criminally overlooked Anthony de Jasay.
I'll add:
Charles Lane - A Voluntary Political Government
Carl Watner (editor) - I Must Speak Out
Edward Miall - Views of the Voluntary Principle
Wendy McElroy (w/ Carl Watner) - Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition
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Please add Dr. Block's Defending the Undefendable to his list.
And great list. Fantastic resource.
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Bryan Caplan's name is spelled wrong on that list.
"I cannot prove, but am prepared to affirm, that if you take care of clarity in reasoning, most good causes will take care of themselves, while some bad ones are taken care of as a matter of course." -Anthony de Jasay
zefreak: You could put Pete Leeson's book "The Invisible Hook" on there. It's pretty brilliant, actually; it analyzes voluntary association among pirates and the institutions that emerged through an Austrian framework.
I added him, and two of his papers, but I didn't include that book. As interesting as it is, I don't think the fact that pirates can work together for their mutual aid will give us any points in the public view. Black markets are a good example of networks that develop outside of government control, but they are providing people a service. Piracy not so much.
Nitroadict: I'm surprised you missed Beito, Gordon, & Tabarrok's "The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society". I have yet to read it, but the amazon reviews confirm it is right up the ally concerning voluntaryism.
I didn't miss it. It's hard to fit it in this list because so many people worked on it. This list is primarily about people. Maybe if one of the main authors has written other things too, then I can add that person separately.
Angurse: I don't know if everyone you've included are necessarily voluntaryists in the strict sense, but its a good list nonetheless. Particularly including the criminally overlooked Anthony de Jasay. I'll add: Charles Lane - A Voluntary Political Government
Do you know what's up with this non private property commune he started?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lane_%28transcendentalist%29
liberty student: Please add Dr. Block's Defending the Undefendable to his list. And great list. Fantastic resource.
Done. And thanks!
Solid_Choke: Bryan Caplan's name is spelled wrong on that list.
Fixed.
Nielsio: Do you know what's up with this non private property commune he started? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lane_%28transcendentalist%29
It failed. The Co-founders daughter, Louisa May Alcott, wrote a satire about it.
Angurse: It failed. The Co-founders daughter, Louisa May Alcott, wrote a satire about it.
Well, yeah. But is Lane a voluntaryist in the pro-property sense or not?
Nielsio:Well, yeah. But is Lane a voluntaryist in the pro-property sense or not?
Probably not, but its difficult to say concretely. He did purchase the property, whether reluctantly or not, I cannot find anything of his demanding the relinquishment of all wealth and private property. In fact, most of the other participants in Fruitlands owned property, Joseph Palmer even bought it from Lane after it failed.
Angurse: Carl Watner (editor) - I Must Speak Out
Added.
Uhh, this seems very wishy washy and more about religion than anything else.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Like The Voluntary City, this is a collection book, so I don't think I can credit it under McElroy, as she didn't write more than 6 (?) pages of that book. I'll add it to the list of books that need a different place.
Nielsio: Angurse: Carl Watner (editor) - I Must Speak Out Added. Edward Miall - Views of the Voluntary Principle Uhh, this seems very wishy washy and more about religion than anything else. Correct me if I'm wrong. Wendy McElroy (w/ Carl Watner) - Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition Like The Voluntary City, this is a collection book, so I don't think I can credit it under McElroy, as she didn't write more than 6 (?) pages of that book. I'll add it to the list of books that need a different place.
I would make a "Compilations" list for works created & collected under one work via multiple authors, as in many cases you will encounter essays re-published in a book previously published by a singular author. I think it is necessary given the convenience of collected works into singular books as great general introductions, & due to the content in said books themselves, some of which may contain unique essays otherwise not published under their respective authors individually. Also, another book to add (of which I own): Private Means, Public Ends: Voluntarism vs. Coercion (edited by J. Wilson Mixon, Jr.). This would also be a possible candidate for such a "Compilations" list. Bonus: A free copy of the book via the publisher, FEE, is available in PDF form here: http://www.fee.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/books/PrivateMeansPublicEndsVoluntarismvsCoercion.pdf
Nielsio: Uhh, this seems very wishy washy and more about religion than anything else. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Wishy-washy I don't know. However much of the Voluntaryist movement was created in opposition to the growing power of state churches in England, so quite a bit of the early writings were religious. Perhaps hes a bit too historic for your purpose.
Also, if they haven't been mentioned
Etienne de la Boetie - The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude
Sy Leon - None of the Above - The Lesser of Two Evils . . . is Evil
Nitroadict: I would make a "Compilations" list for works created & collected under one work via multiple authors, as in many cases you will encounter essays re-published in a book previously published by a singular author. I think it is necessary given the convenience of collected works into singular books as great general introductions, & due to the content in said books themselves, some of which may contain unique essays otherwise not published under their respective authors individually. Also, another book to add (of which I own): Private Means, Public Ends: Voluntarism vs. Coercion (edited by J. Wilson Mixon, Jr.). This would also be a possible candidate for such a "Compilations" list. Bonus: A free copy of the book via the publisher, FEE, is available in PDF form here: http://www.fee.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/books/PrivateMeansPublicEndsVoluntarismvsCoercion.pdf
Done, and added.
Angurse: Etienne de la Boetie - The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude
Added! I want to read the whole thing tomorrow.
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