Among the most advanced topics in the literature in the Austro-libertarian milieu is that which deals with the workings of the fully free society, that is, the society with no state, or anarcho-capitalism.

Robert Murphy deals with this head on, and makes the first full contribution to this literature in the new century. Working within a Rothbardian framework, he takes up the challenge of Hans Hoppe regarding the role of market insurance in property security to extend the analysis to the security of person.

His applications are part empirical and part speculative, but unfailingly provocative, rigorous, and thoughtful. The title itself refers to the supposed chaos that results from eliminating the state but Murphy shows that out of chaos grows an ordered liberty. Anyone interested in exploring the farthest reaches of anarchist theory must come to terms with Murphy's account.

This volume contains:Foreword Introduction (Jeremy Sapienza) I. Private Law II. Private Defense Original illustrations by Robert Vroman

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Introduction
So, Chaos Theory, huh? Yeah, it’s not actually about chaos theory, 1 but it is a really cool title. And the book itself—may be the most important to date on anarchist theory and its possible application to the “real world.”

When I first read the draft of Bob’s book, I was blown away by the sheer simplicity of his arguments, something I think is lacking in much of the existing important anarchist literature.

His simple explanations, a smart mixture of common sense and slimmed-down economic theory, provide a perfect starting point for the curious non-anarchist, or a fantastic finishing point for the committed anti-statist who has a few logistical doubts about the stateless society. ...

About the Anarchists
Robert P. Murphy is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at New York University, where he is working on a dissertation on monetary and interest theory. He is Senior Editor of antistate.com, a regular columnist for LewRockwell.com, and a frequent contributor to Mises.org. He has a personal website, BobMurphy.net.

Jeremy Sapienza is a web developer in Miami Beach. He is founder and Editor of anti-state.com, assistant webmaster for antiwar.com, and a regular columnist for LewRockwell.com.

He runs a free email service for anarchists at anarchomail.com.

Robert Vroman is an economics student at St. Louis University. He is on the committee of the St. Louis Libertarian Party and an organizer of the Free State Project. His personal websites are EndAuthority.com and Anti-Marx.com.

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