14. Austrian Rationalism in the Age of the Decline of Positivism
15. Rothbardian Ethics
Appendix: Four Critical Replies
I. DEMONSTRATED PREFERENCE AND PRIVATE PROPERTY 1
Professor Osterfeld, after generously acknowledging the “pathbreaking” nature of my a priori defense of the ethics of private property, concentrates on four objections to my arguments.
I will comment on all four objections that Professor Osterfeld addresses. However, since they depend on a correct understanding of my central argument and its logical force, I will first restate my case in the briefest possible way.
Notes
Chapter 1
[Reprinted from the Journal of Libertarian Studies 9, no. 1 (Winter 1989).]
Subject Index
A | B | C | D | E
F | G | H | I | J
K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T
U | V | W
A
A posteriori knowledge, 267, 287, 292–93
Name Index
A | B | C | D | E
F | G | H | J | K
L | M | N | O | P
R | S | T | V | W
Y | Z
A
Abshire, David M., 114
Acton, Lord John, 58–59, 127
Agnelli, G., 115
A History of Money and Banking in the United States

Dedication
The Ludwig von Mises Institute dedicates this volume to all of its generous donors and wishes to thank these Patrons, in particular:
George W. Connell
![]()
James L. Bailey, James Bailey Foundation;
Robert Blumen; Christopher P. Condon;
John William Galbraith; Hugh E. Ledbetter;
Frederick L. Maier; Mr. and Mrs. R. Nelson Nash
Title Page
THE COLONIAL ERA TO WORLD WAR II
MURRAY N. ROTHBARD

Copyright
Cover art: Wall Street, 1886. Permission for use of this print is granted to the Ludwig von Mises Institute by Old World Prints, Ltd.
Copyright © 2002 by the Ludwig von Mises Institute
All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles. For information, write the Ludwig von Mises Institute, 518 West Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5301; www.mises.org.
ISBN: 978-0-945466-33-8