Rothbard - Passio Dictionary

Murray Rothbard	Jeff Valien
aggression - defined intensionsally as the non-consensual initiation of interpersonal force or threat of it	transgression - defined extensionsally as 1) murder, 2) assault, 3) rape, 4) theft, 5) trespass, and 6) coercion. Note: Wrongdoing, violence, causation of harm, and violation of consent are used interchangeably with transgression.
violence - the use of interpersonal force Note: Violence is morally neutral. It might be used justly in self-defense or unjustly in aggression.	There is no Passiotist term for use of interpersonal force in an objective (morally neutral) sense.
coercion - the use of interpersonal force (violence) or the threat of it Note: Coercion is morally neutral. It might be used justly e.g. to recover stolen property, or unjustly to extort money.	There is no Passiotist term for use or threat of interpersonal force in an objective (morally neutral) sense.
Rothbardians would use the term "aggression" as defined above.	violence - a direct physical transgression, i.e. all transgressions except coercion Note: Often spelled "VIOlence" in Passiotist literature.
Rothbardians would use "threat of aggression."	coercion - an indirect physical transgression, i.e. a threat of murder, assault, rape, or theft without the act.
right (noun) - a moral claim to freedom of action Note: This is a high-level intensional definition, not specifying all possible rights.	right (noun) - any action which is not a transgression Note: This lacks any claim that one should respect rights, however this is the unstated ethical assumption.
right (adj) - a positive moral evaluation of an action	right (adj) - describes an action which is not a transgression Note: This Passiotist definition is different from the Rothbardian one, since it includes morally suspect self-harming behaviors. To a Passiotist, blinding oneself is right; to a Rothbardian it is not.
wrong (adj) - a negative moral evaluation of an action	wrong (adj) - describes an action which is a transgression Note: Rothbardians would use the term "criminal" and call transgressions "crime."
good (adj) - a positive moral evaluation of an action	good (adj) - in consonance with one’s personal preferences Note: To Passiotists, good has nothing to do with morality.
bad (adj) - a negative moral evaluation of an action	bad (adj) - not in consonance with one’s personal preferences Note: To Passiotists, bad has nothing to do with morality.
moral relativism - 1. denial that some moral principles are universal to humans 2. the assertion that some moral principles depend on culture Note: Rothbardians tend to be anti-relativist in the first sense, but relativist in the second sense.	moral relativism - denial that one morality applies to all people Note: Passiotists tend to deny that different cultures might have e.g. different property definitions or ages of consent.