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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
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Subject: Re: "New Libertarianism" is to Libertarianism as ....
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 19:05:00 EDT
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>/* adam@npois.UUCP (Adam V. Reed) /  6:52 pm  May 16, 1985 */

>Incidentally, the contemporary Libertarian movement got its start from a
>small number of intellectuals - Frank Chodorov, Ludwig von Mises, Ayn
>Rand, David Friedman, Murray Rothbard, Robert Nozick - all of them
>Jewish. Some, especially Robert Nozick, see Libertarianism as an
>outgrowth of the Jewish ethical tradition.
>
>					Adam Reed

It appears that the Old Testament's laws regarding business practices
are libertarian in orientation.  You'd be hard pressed to
demonstrate that its attitude was such concerning social matters.
Nonetheless, it is true that insufficient contributions to charity
were not considered punishable, according to Jewish tradition,
by earthly courts, so today's welfare, etc., would not be allowed by a
system governed by traditional Jewish laws, though I doubt that the reason
for this law is the same as the reason that libertarians are opposed to
forced charity.

					Mike Sykora


P.S.  --  As a Libertarian who comes from a traditional Jewish background,
this point is of interest to me.  Could you mail me or post
the references (of Nozick or others) that discuss this.
						- Tnx in advance