{"product_id":"the-myth-of-natural-rights-the-portable-l-a-rollins","title":"The Myth of Natural Rights: The Portable L.A. Rollins","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge H. Smith once described \u003cem\u003eThe Myth of Natural Rights\u003c\/em\u003e as \"a scathing, all-out attack.\" This was not hyperbole. First published in 1983 by Loompanics Unlimited, L.A. Rollins' incisive monograph sought not merely to dethrone the doctrine of natural law that had come to dominate libertarian discourse, but to upend the very foundations of moral philosophy. Describing himself as an \"amoralist\" and an \"egoist of sorts,\" Rollins echoed Stirner alone in his insouciant refusal to genuflect before the pieties of intellectual fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile few readers would embrace Rollins' intractable moral skepticism, his short book struck a powerful chord. As the text was discussed in marginal periodicals, it gathered an almost scandalous aura, eliciting both approbation and excoriation for its lacerating critique of natural rights theory--particularly as exposited by such libertarian luminaries as Murray Rothbard, Tibor Machan and Ayn Rand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, \u003cem\u003eThe Myth of Natural Rights\u003c\/em\u003e would become a central exhibit in a spirited debate that spanned several issues of Samuel Edward Konkin III's \u003cem\u003eNew Libertarian\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. The forum included contributions by Robert LeFevre, Murray Rothbard, Sidney E. Parker and Robert Anton Wilson, along with a reply by L.A. Rollins himself. Although Rollins' engagement with the libertarian cognoscenti would soon come to an end, the dam had broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive reissue features a new publishers preface and has been supplemented to include all of the relevant essays that originally appeared in \u003cem\u003eNew Libertarian\u003c\/em\u003e, along with extant commentaries and rejoinders by L.A. Rollins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12315931\"\u003eL. a. Rollins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Underworld Amusements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943687183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943687188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL042050\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | Libertarianism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL035010\"\u003eHuman Rights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Underworld Amusements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669064683757,"sku":"9781943687183","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c9db8ddd-3932-4678-827f-81ca52e23d88.jpg?v=1649466088","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-myth-of-natural-rights-the-portable-l-a-rollins","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}