The Law (Bastiat)
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The Law (Bastiat)
| Full title | The Law |
|---|---|
| Author | Frédéric Bastiat |
| Published | 1850 |
| Pages | 76 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Frédéric Bastiat’s pamphlet on law as the organised collective defence of rights, and on what happens when it is turned to redistribution instead — written the year he died. |
The Law (Bastiat)
Where I heard about it
- A crowd-sourced X thread — in the replies to @SpencrGreenberg asking “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world really works?” (the thread, June 2025).
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List (March 2026), in Law and Legal Theory.
About this edition
First published in French as La Loi (1850).
Connections
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Philosophy
- Regulation
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.