A Note on Walter Block’s Defending the Undefendable
The Case of the “Heroic” Counterfeiter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7579377 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Murphy (0000-0002-2889-5550, Hillsdale College, corresponding author), Robert P Murphy |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 463-467 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2006.00459.x |
| OpenAlex | W2128174841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
A bstract . Walter Block’s amusing and popular Defending the Undefendable offers an intentionally shocking collection of short chapters, each praising a different “rogue” of modern society—including the pimp, slumlord, and corrupt cop—from a libertarian viewpoint. However, Block’s defense of the “heroic” counterfeiter is based on faulty economic analysis and is hence completely unwarranted
Art · Art history · Block (permutation group theory) · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |