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Errata for Legal Foundations of a Free Society

Below are errata for Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston: Papinian Press, 2023) (thanks to readers who passed many of these on, esp. Mark Maresca).

Supplementary “Errata”

There’s errata and there’s errata. In various printings and updates of my book I’ve tried to make corrections to obvious mistakes.

For more substantive issues where it’s not a mistake but just a reference or thought I had after the previous publication, I will list them here, and maybe incorporate them in a second edition. But they are not technically errata. Think of them as “further notes” or “if I was writing it now, I would add this comment.” Not a mistake, just a wish-list.

Actual Errata

Epub and print versions

None

The current version available is the third printing March 31, 2025, with corrections including all Errata below

Epub and print versions

Errata since the third printing as of March 31, 2025

P. xxi: For “others libertarians” read “other libertarians”

P. xxii, n.2: For “See also chapters 1 and 25” read “See also chapters 1 and 25.” [add a period]

P. xxvi, n.8: AfterThe Logic of Action (Edward Elgar, 1997″ insert “, later republished as Economic Controversies (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2011; https://mises.org/library/economic-controversies”

P. 70, n.15, and p. 72, n.20: the citation to The Digest of Justinian in n. 15 should contain the complete citation found in n.20; the citation to the same in n.20 should be shortened

P. 115, n.3 (epub only): ForHarv. J. L. & Pub. Pol’y  12″ readHarv. J. L. & Pub. Pol’y 12″ (delete extra space before 12)

P. 128, n.23, For “On The Duty Of Natural Outlaws To Shut Up,” read “On the Duty of Natural Outlaws to Shut Up” [note: the Mises Institute version linked mangled the title, as can be seen here]

P. 184, n.32: For “ability live” read “ability [to] live”

P. 208: ForLiability: New Essays in Legal PhilosophyreadLiability and Responsibility: Essays in Law and Morals

P. 255, n.42: For “chapter 9” read “chapter 9.”

P. 244: ForLiability: New Essays in Legal PhilosophyreadLiability and Responsibility: Essays in Law and Morals

P. 257: ForLiability: New Essays in Legal PhilosophyreadLiability and Responsibility: Essays in Law and Morals

P. 278, n.35: Move “Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, J. Kahane, trans. (Indianapolis, Ind: Liberty Fund, 1981; https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/kahane-socialisman-economic-and-sociological-analysis), chapter 1, §1.” to the beginning of the preceding paragraph, before “See also related discussion

P. 509, n.25: For “Hans-Herman” read “Hans-Hermann”

P. 507, n.17: For “Hans-Herman” read “Hans-Hermann”

P. 591 (ch. 22, Part II.C; epub only): For “Since what is important about rights is that they are (legitimately)enforceable,” read “Since what is important about rights is that they are (legitimately) enforceable,”

P. 606, n.53: For Memoirs, Arlene Oost-Zinner, trans (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2009)” readMemoirs, Arlene Oost-Zinner, trans (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2009; https://mises.org/library/book/memoirs)”

P. 606, n.53: (epub only): For “and other chapters in Section One: Method,of Economic Controversies” read “and other chapters in Section One: Method,of Economic Controversies” (add a space after “Method,”)

P. 682: For “Hans-Herman” read “Hans-Hermann”

P. 688: For “Hans-Herman” read “Hans-Hermann”

P. 695: ForLiability: New Essays in Legal PhilosophyreadLiability and Responsibility: Essays in Law and Morals

P. 726: In the entry for Mises’s Memoirs: after “(formerly Notes and Recollections)” append: “. https://mises.org/library/book/memoirs.”

P. 730, for the entry for ​Richman’s “Separating School and State“, the entry should have a hanging indent

On. p. 730, for the entry “—. Economic Controversies. Auburn, Ala: Mises Institute, 2011. https://mises.org/library/economic-controversies.” Append at the end: “Previously published as The Logic of Action.”

P. 731 (730?): AfterThe Logic of Action. Edward Elgar. 1997″ insert “, later republished as Economic Controversies, Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2011; https://mises.org/library/economic-controversies”

P. 731, delete the entry “— Rothbard, For a New Liberty, 2d ed. Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2006. https://mises.org/library/new-liberty-libertarian-manifesto.”

Epub and print versions

Until August 25, 2024

Foreword, P. xvi (epub only): For “or the arrival of some future consequences.Instead,” read “or the arrival of some future consequences. Instead,” [insert a space after period]

P. 235: For “Why is the second transfer unconditional?” read “Why is the second transfer conditional?”

P. 416, the footnote “48” (line 2) should not be italicized.

P. 417, n. 51: For “Gary Chartier,Anarchy and Legal Orderread “Gary Chartier, Anarchy and Legal Order” [i.e., insert a space]

P. 409, n.22: In the reference to “Vin Armani, “The Ownable and the Unownable,” in Self Ownership: The Foundation of Property and Morality (2017; https://archive.org/details/ASpontaneousOrder0)”, delete the hyperlink

P. 544, n.39: ForFor A New Liberty : The Libertarian Manifesto,” readFor A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto,” [i.e. remove space before the colon]

P. 560: For “what the Framers originally meant by the Amendment. 35″ read “what the Framers originally meant by the Amendment.35″ [i.e,. remove the space before note 35]

P. 664, n. 41: For “Aaron Swarts in note 36” read “Aaron Swartz in note 37”

P. 676: For “Jouvenal” readJouvenel”

P. 751: For “Jouvenal” read “Jouvenel”

Bibliography:

For the entry “Armani, Vin. “The Ownable and the Unownable.” In Self Ownership: The Foundation of Property and Morality, 2017,” delete the hyperlink reference to https://archive.org/details/ASpontaneousOrder0.”

Epub and prior print versions

As of Jan. 2024

Acknowledgments

P. xxxi: For “Anderson” read “Andersen”

Main Text

P. 429: For “of the attempt to defenders” read “of the attempt by defenders”

P. 477: For “effects” read “affects”

P. 685: For “time, to time” read “time to time”

P. 687 n35: For “Thought” read “Though”

Index

P. 752: For “John Randolph Club, 8” read “John Randolph Club, 8, 649”

Current print version

As of Nov. 2023

Table of Contents

P. x: For “15. Against Intellectual Property After Twenty Years:” read “15. Against Intellectual Property After Twenty Years:”

For “16. Introduction to Origitent” read “16. Introduction to Origitent

P. 9: For “on January 1995” read “in January 1995”

P. 51 n.10: For “( Jan. 31, 2022)” read “(Jan. 31, 2022)” [omit space after parenthesis]

P. 94: For “thin skill” read “thin skull”

P. 139 n.5: For “confused about about” read “confused about”

P. 140 n.6: Delete the text “Since the original article upon which this chapter is based was published, there have been many more contributions expanding on and defending Hoppe’s argumentation ethics.”

P. 144: For “priniciple” read “principle”

P. 154: For “MC do not do attempt” read “MC do not attempt”

P. 168: For “person’s consent2 —it” read “person’s consent2—it” [delete space before em dash]

P. 198 n.60: For “the punishment is fully intentionally,” read “the punishment is fully intentional,”

P. 198 n.60: For “if a criminally” read “if a criminal”

P. 207: For “a contract is seen a relation” read “a contract is seen as a relation”

P. 229 n.45: For “upated” read “updated”

P. 230: en-dash, not hyphen, between 134–135

P. 231: en-dash, not hyphen, between 116–117 in n.48

P. 247: The paragraph after the blockquote should not be indented.

P. 263, en-dash, not hyphen, between 1–8

P. 299, n.16: For “See, e.g., ibid. p. 15.” read “See, e.g., ibid.”

P. 332: For “evinced no misgivings about the power or reason” read “evinced no misgivings about the power of reason”

P. 347: For “But so was was the Roman law.” read “But so was the Roman law.”

P. 349 n.154, For “as if there we no such” read “as if there were no such”.

P. 419 n.58 quotation marks should be curled

P. 425: For “pro-IP opponents” read “IP proponents”

P. 497 n.32: For “property Action” read “property. Action”

P. 548: For “Others grounds opposing” read “Other grounds for opposing”

P. 564 n.55: For “view that the” read “view that”

P. 571: For “As a results” read “As a result”

P. 603: For “abwove” read “above”

P. 605: For “metaphysic” read “metaphysics”

P. 631: For “personalty or immovable” read “personalty or movable”

P. 637: For “but it is , and” read “but it is helpless, and”

P. 685: For “time, to time” read “time to time”

P. 687 n35: For “Thought” read “Though”

Bibliography

P. 703: For “Translted” read “Translated”

Index

P. 759: For “As right to exclude others, 654” read “As right to exclude others, 32, 654” 1

First printing

As of Oct. 2023

Table of Contents:

For “20. Book Review of Anthony de Jasay, Against Politics: On Government, Anarchy, and Orderread “20. Review of Anthony de Jasay, Against Politics: On Government, Anarchy, and Order

p. 23: For “Book Review of Anthony de Jasay” read “Review of Anthony de Jasay”

p. 25: For “Book Review of Anthony de Jasay” read “Review of Anthony de Jasay”

p. 226: ForBook Review of Rosalyn Higgins, Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It (1994)” read “Book Review of Rosalyn Higgins, Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It (1994)”

p. 278: For “Yiannopolous” read “Yiannopoulos”

p. 279: For “Yiannopolous” read “Yiannopoulos”

p. 370: For “Book Review of Anthony de Jasay” read “Review of Anthony de Jasay”

Index

p. 770: For “Yiannopoulous” read “Yiannopoulos”

For the “Limited inaugural print run for presentation at the Property and Freedom Society Annual Meeting, Bodrum, Turkey, September 2023” only

Copyright page (p. iv): Copyright notice date range should be 1994­–2023

P. 55, n. 17: For “Informal translation from, …” read “Informal translation (by Hans-Hermann Hoppe) from, …”

P. 161: For “or the Garden of Eden” read “of the Garden of Eden”

P. 495, n. 28: For “Shorter Classics of Eugen von Böhm-BawerkreadShorter Classics of Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk

P. 495, n. 28: For “Q. J. Austrian Econ.” readQ. J. Austrian Econ.”

P. 514, n. 34: “The Theory of Money and Credit” should contain full citation info (see the Bibliography)

P. 604: delete “(PES)”

Bibliography

P. 710:

“—. “Defamation Law and Reputation Rights as a Type of Intellectual Property.” In A Passion for Justice: Essays in Honor of Walter Block, edited by Elvira Nica and Gheorghe H. Popescu. New York: Addleton Academic Publishers, forthcoming.”

This entry appears twice. Delete one of them.

Index:

P. 756:

Change McElroy entry to:

“McElroy, Wendy

On IP, 402, 437, 446, 651, 668
Neil Schulman, debate with, 451–452, 460–461″

After Mercantilism entry, insert

“Metaphors, danger of, 263–64, 431, 685”

  1.  Note also the comments of Blackstone: “There is nothing which so generally strikes the imagination, and engages the affections of mankind, as the right of property; or that sole and despotic dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world, in total exclusion of the right of any other individual in the universe.” 2 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England (Oxford Edition, Wilfrid Prest, General Editor, 2016 [1765]), bk II, chap. 1, at p. 2. []

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