For other people with the same name, see David Friedman.
David Director Friedman (born February 12, 1945) is an American economist, physicist, legal scholar, author, and anarcho-capitalist theorist. Although he studied chemistry and physics and not law or economics, he is known for his textbook writings on microeconomics and the libertarian theory of anarcho-capitalism, which is the subject of his most popular book, The Machinery of Freedom.[2] Described by Walter Block as a "free-market anarchist" theorist,[3] Friedman has also authored several other books and articles, including Price Theory: An Intermediate Text (1986), Law's Order: What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters (2000), Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life (1996), and Future Imperfect (2008).[4]
David Friedman is the son of economists Rose and Milton Friedman. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1965, with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and physics.[5] He later earned a master's (1967) and a PhD (1971) in theoretical physics from the University of Chicago.[6] Despite his later career, he never took a class for credit in either economics or law.[7] He was a professor of law at Santa Clara University from 2005 to 2017,[8] and a contributing editor for Liberty magazine. He is currently a Professor Emeritus. He is an atheist.[9] His son, Patri Friedman, has also written about libertarian theory and market anarchism, particularly seasteading.
In his book The Machinery of Freedom (1973), Friedman sketched a form of anarcho-capitalism where all goods and services including law itself can be produced by the free market. Friedman advocates an incrementalist approach to achieve anarcho-capitalism by gradual privatization of areas that government is involved in, ultimately privatizing the law itself. In the book, he states his opposition to violent anarcho-capitalist revolution.[10]
Friedman is a longtime member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, where he is known as Duke Cariadoc of the Bow. He is known throughout the worldwide society for his articles on the philosophy of recreationism and practical historical recreations, especially those relating to the medieval Middle East.[13] His work is compiled in the popular Cariadoc's Miscellany.[14] He is sometimes credited with founding the largest and longest-running SCA event, the Pennsic War; as king of the Middle Kingdom he challenged the East Kingdom, and later as king of the East accepted the challenge and lost (to himself).[15]
He was a teenage wargamer who taught his school friend, Jack Radey, founder of People's War Games, how to play such wargames as Tactics II.[16] Radey relates how Friedman and himself wrote to Charles S. Roberts claiming that they had found a first turn winning strategy for each of the two sides. Roberts replied that their interpretation of the rules was valid.[16]
2019. Legal Systems Very Different from Ours. ISBN1793386722
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David D. Friedman (2006). Harald. Baen Books. ISBN9781416520566. OL 16070848W.
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^"The Machinery of Freedom" (PDF). p. 124. (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012. Much is made in libertarian circles of the division between 'Austrian' and 'Chicago' schools of economic theory, largely by people who understand neither. I am classified as 'Chicago'.
^Athiparambath, Shanu (14 February 2016). "Economist David Friedman Says India Must Go Taller To Make Homes Affordable". Market Urbanism. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^University, Santa Clara. "Santa Clara University". phonebook.scu.edu.
^Friedman, David D. "Atheism and Religion", Ideas.
^Friedman, David D (1995). "Revolution Is the Hell of It". The Machinery of Freedom. Open Court. pp. 149–150. ISBN0-8126-9069-9.
^Morris, Christopher. 1992. An Essay on the Modern State. Cambridge University Press. p. 62.
^"The World From an Anarchist-Anachronist-Economist's View with Dr. David Friedman". The Wealth Standard. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^F.L. Watkins (Fólki Þorgilsson). 2005. Herstadr-Saga: An Incomplete History of Pennsic Urbana, Illinois: Folump Enterprises
^ abServal, Fred. "Jack Radey part 1 – The Origins of People's War Games". Homo Ludens. Fred Serval. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^VoluntaryVirtues0com (22 September 2013). "Dr David Friedman on US Foreign Policy, Syria, Assad, Terrorism, WWII, Hitler, and much more..." Archived from the original on 2021-12-11 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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For other people with the same name see David Friedman David Director Friedman born February 12 1945 is an American economist physicist legal scholar author and anarcho capitalist theorist Although he studied chemistry and physics and not law or economics he is known for his textbook writings on microeconomics and the libertarian theory of anarcho capitalism which is the subject of his most popular book The Machinery of Freedom 2 Described by Walter Block as a free market anarchist theorist 3 Friedman has also authored several other books and articles including Price Theory An Intermediate Text 1986 Law s Order What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters 2000 Hidden Order The Economics of Everyday Life 1996 and Future Imperfect 2008 4 David D FriedmanFriedman in 2016BornDavid Director Friedman 1945 02 12 February 12 1945 age 78 NationalityAmericanEducationHarvard University BA University of Chicago PhD SpouseElizabeth CookAcademic careerInstitutionSanta Clara UniversityFieldEconomics lawSchool ortraditionChicago school of economics 1 InfluencesRonald Coase Friedrich Hayek Robert A Heinlein Milton Friedman Rose Friedman Adam Smith Richard Timberlake Alfred Marshall Murray RothbardContributionsThe Machinery of FreedomConsequentialist libertarianismInformation at IDEAS RePEcWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Life and work 1 1 The Machinery of Freedom 2 Non academic interests 3 Bibliography 3 1 Nonfiction 3 2 Fiction 4 References 5 External linksLife and work editDavid Friedman is the son of economists Rose and Milton Friedman He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1965 with a bachelor s degree in chemistry and physics 5 He later earned a master s 1967 and a PhD 1971 in theoretical physics from the University of Chicago 6 Despite his later career he never took a class for credit in either economics or law 7 He was a professor of law at Santa Clara University from 2005 to 2017 8 and a contributing editor for Liberty magazine He is currently a Professor Emeritus He is an atheist 9 His son Patri Friedman has also written about libertarian theory and market anarchism particularly seasteading The Machinery of Freedom edit Main article The Machinery of Freedom In his book The Machinery of Freedom 1973 Friedman sketched a form of anarcho capitalism where all goods and services including law itself can be produced by the free market Friedman advocates an incrementalist approach to achieve anarcho capitalism by gradual privatization of areas that government is involved in ultimately privatizing the law itself In the book he states his opposition to violent anarcho capitalist revolution 10 He advocates a consequentialist version of anarcho capitalism arguing for it on a cost benefit analysis of state versus no state 11 12 It is contrasted with the natural rights approach as propounded most notably by economist and libertarian theorist Murray Rothbard Non academic interests editFriedman is a longtime member of the Society for Creative Anachronism where he is known as Duke Cariadoc of the Bow He is known throughout the worldwide society for his articles on the philosophy of recreationism and practical historical recreations especially those relating to the medieval Middle East 13 His work is compiled in the popular Cariadoc s Miscellany 14 He is sometimes credited with founding the largest and longest running SCA event the Pennsic War as king of the Middle Kingdom he challenged the East Kingdom and later as king of the East accepted the challenge and lost to himself 15 He was a teenage wargamer who taught his school friend Jack Radey founder of People s War Games how to play such wargames as Tactics II 16 Radey relates how Friedman and himself wrote to Charles S Roberts claiming that they had found a first turn winning strategy for each of the two sides Roberts replied that their interpretation of the rules was valid 16 He is a long time science fiction fan and has written two fantasy novels Harald Baen Books 2006 and Salamander 2011 He has spoken in favor of a non interventionist foreign policy 17 Bibliography editNonfiction edit 1988 Cariadoc s Miscellany 1990 2nd ed 1st ed 1986 Price Theory An Intermediate Text Southwestern Publishing 1996 Hidden Order The Economics of Everyday Life ISBN 0887308856 2000 Law s Order What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters Princeton Univ Press ISBN 0691090092 2005 The Case for Privacy in Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics Wiley Blackwell ISBN 1405115483 2008 Future Imperfect Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World ISBN 0521877326 2015 3rd ed 2nd ed 1989 1st ed 1973 The Machinery of Freedom ISBN 978 1507785607 2019 Legal Systems Very Different from Ours ISBN 1793386722Fiction edit David D Friedman 2006 Harald Baen Books ISBN 9781416520566 OL 16070848W Salamander 2011 Brothers 2020References edit The Machinery of Freedom PDF p 124 Archived PDF from the original on 17 December 2013 Retrieved 25 November 2012 Much is 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