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Excursions into Libertarian Thought

by Libertarianism.org

George H. Smith explores the history of libertarian ideas. Narrated by Daniel Hyland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. Coming Soon: The Liberty Exchange

    Coming soon, a brand new podcast from Libertarianism.org... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Immanuel Kant and the Natural Law Tradition

    George Smith discusses Kant’s attempt to justify objective moral principles and his views on when the use of coercion is morally proper. Originally published in essay form on April 15, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. A Few Kind Words about the Most Evil Man in Mankind’s History

    George Smith explains some fundamental features of Immanuel Kant’s moral and political theory. Originally published in essay form on April 8, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Some Personal Reflections on Ayn Rand

    George Smith discusses some good and bad influences that Ayn Rand’s ideas had on his own intellectual development. Originally published in essay form on April 1, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Ayn Rand on Aristotle

    George Smith examines some of Rand’s claims about the beneficial influence of Aristotle’s ideas on the course of Western civilization. Originally published in essay form on March 4, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. On the Influence of Ideas

    George Smith discusses the issue of whether we should hold a philosopher responsible for the beliefs of those followers who agree with him. Originally published in essay form on February 26, 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Some Reflections on the History of Philosophy

    George Smith explains the views of Kant and Hegel on the history of philosophy, and explores whether moral judgments should be applied to the realm of ideas. Originally published in essay form on February 19, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Immanuel Kant and Nazism

    Was Kant somehow responsible for the rise of Nazism? Smith explores two points of view on this issue. Originally published in essay form on February 5, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  9. Ernst Cassirer on Fascism and National Socialism

    George H. Smith discusses the mythological thinking that dominated Nazi ideology, as explained in Cassirer’s book The Myth of the State. Originally published in essay form on January 29, 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  10. Ayn Rand and the History of Philosophy

    George Smith discusses whether we should hold a philosopher responsible for how other philosophers use his or her ideas. Originally published in essay form on February 12, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  11. Ayn Rand on Fascism

    George H. Smith explores Rand’s contention that America was sliding down a slippery slope to fascism. Originally published in essay form on January 8, 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  12. John Locke: A Leveller Connection?

    Smith examines and criticizes Richard Ashcraft’s arguments that Locke was significantly influenced by the Levellers. Originally published in essay form on December 18, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  13. John Locke: In Search of the Radical Locke

    George H. Smith explains an important controversy about when the Two Treatises was written, and the possible influence of the Levellers on Locke. Originally published in essay form on December 4, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  14. John Locke: Money and Private Property

    George H. Smith explains the significance, for Locke, of the increased productivity caused by labor, and the relationship between money and property. Originally published in essay form on November 20, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  15. John Locke: Some Qualifications in Locke’s Theory of Property

    George H. Smith explains how Locke dealt with some problems in the traditional Christian theory of private property. Originally published in essay form on November 6, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  16. John Locke: Some Problems in Locke’s Theory of Private Property

    George H. Smith discusses Robert Nozick’s criticisms of Locke’s property theory and the relationship between a natural-law justification of property and social conventions. Originally published in essay form on October 30, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  17. John Locke: Hermeneutics and Labor

    George H. Smith explains Locke’s ideas about how we should interpret a philosophic text, and the relationship between labor and private property. Originally published in essay form on October 23, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  18. John Locke: The Justification of Private Property

    In his first essay in a new series on John Locke, Smith explains some essential features of Locke’s case for private property. Originally published in essay form on October 19, 2015 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  19. Freethought and Freedom: John Locke on Property

    George Smith discusses Locke’s view of the original commons, before the institution of private property. Originally published in essay form on October 9, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  20. Freethought and Freedom: Private Property and Natural Law

    George Smith continues his discussion of how the theory of private property changed over the centuries. Originally published in essay form on October 2, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  21. FreeThought and Freedom: The Secularization of Private Property

    Smith contrasts the modern secular approach to private property with the traditional Christian theory. Originally published in essay form on September 25, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  22. Freethought and Freedom: Early Christianity and the Modern Libertarian Movement

    Does the modern libertarian movement have any significant similarities to the early Christian movement? George H. Smith explores this intriguing possibility. Originally published in essay form on September 18, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  23. Freethought and Freedom: The Christian Theory of Property

    George H. Smith discusses the traditional Christian theory of private property and how it was viewed as the result of original sin. Originally published in essay form on September 11, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  24. Freethought and Freedom: Jean Meslier on Property

    Was Jean Meslier a communist? George H. Smith explores this tricky issue. Originally published in essay form on September 4, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  25. Freethought and Freedom: The Political Theory of Jean Meslier

    George H. Smith critically examines the claim that Jean Meslier was a communist anarchist. Originally published in essay form on August 21, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  26. Freethought and Freedom: Jean Meslier and Christian Ethics

    George H. Smith explains Jean Meslier’s three major objections to Christian morality, as taught by Jesus. Originally published in essay form on August 14, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  27. Freethought and Freedom: Jean Meslier and the Catholic Church

    George H. Smith explains the role of the Catholic Church in the French government, and how Jean Meslier reconciled his atheism with his role as a priest. Originally published in essay form on August 7, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  28. Freethought and Freedom: Jean Meslier

    George H. Smith explains some of the libertarian ideas of Jean Meslier, the notorious atheist-priest. Originally published in essay form on July 31, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  29. Freethought and Freedom: A Critique of Spinoza

    George H. Smith criticizes some features of Benedict Spinoza’s political theory, especially his theory of rights. Originally published in essay form on July 24, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  30. Freethought and Freedom: Spinoza’s Political Theory

    George H. Smith explains the fundamentals of Benedict Spinoza’s theory of rights and government. Originally published in essay form on July 17, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  31. Freethought and Freedom: Spinoza on Freedom of Religion and Speech

    George H. Smith continues his discussion of Benedict Spinoza by explaining how he defended freedom of religion and speech. Originally published in essay form on July 10, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  32. Freethought and Freedom: Spinoza on the Bible

    George H. Smith explains why Benedict Spinoza’s Theologico-Political Treatise became one of the most scandalous books ever published. Originally published in essay form on May 29, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  33. Freethought and Freedom: Benedict Spinoza

    George H. Smith discusses Benedict Spinoza’s controversial ideas about God, religion, and his criticism of the Design Argument. Originally published in essay form on May 22, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  34. Freethought and Freedom: Francis Bacon and the Rise of Secularism

    George H. Smith explains Francis Bacon’s defense of certainty and his contributions to a secular worldview. Originally published in essay form on May 15, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  35. Freethought and Freedom: Skepticism

    Pyrrhonic skepticism had a tremendous influence on religious debates in post-Reformation Europe. Originally published in essay form on May 1, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  36. Freethought and Freedom: The Politics of Deism

    George H. Smith explains the political implications of the deistic repudiation of special revelation and miracles. Originally published in essay form on April 24, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  37. Freethought and Freedom: John Toland and the Nature of Reason

    George H. Smith explains the controversial arguments of the deist John Toland, as defended in Christianity not Mysterious. Originally published in essay form on April 17, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  38. Freethought and Freedom: Miracles and Edward Gibbon

    George H. Smith explains why Edward Gibbon rejected miraculous accounts in his masterpiece, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Originally published in essay form on April 10, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  39. Freethought and Freedom: Deism, The Age of Reason, and Richard Carlile

    George H. Smith explains the basic tenets of deism and why it posed a political threat. Originally published in essay form on March 27, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  40. Freethought and Freedom: The English Deists

    George H. Smith explains the origins of deism and its basic ideas. Originally published in essay form on March 20, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  41. Freethought and Freedom: How Freethinkers Attempted to Avoid Persecution

    George H. Smith explains some tactics that early freethinkers used in the attempt to avoid punishment for blasphemy and other religious crimes. Originally published in essay form on March 13, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  42. Freethought and Freedom: Shaftesbury on the Value of Ridicule

    George H. Smith explores Shaftesbury’s defense of ridicule and satire in matters of religion. Originally published in essay form on March 6, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  43. Freethought and Freedom: Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin on Persecution

    George H. Smith explains how some leading Christian theologians justified the death penalty for heretics and blasphemers. Originally published in essay form on February 27, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  44. Freethought and Freedom: The Problem of Heresy

    George H. Smith explains the similarities between medieval heresy and our modern notion of treason against the state. Originally published in essay form on February 20, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  45. Freethought and Freedom: Augustine’s Case for Righteous Persecution

    Augustine argued that religious persecution was justified when done in the interest of the salvation of those persecuted. Originally published in essay form on February 13, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  46. Freethought and Freedom: Introduction

    George H. Smith begins his series on the historical relationship between religious skepticism and libertarianism. Originally published in essay form on January 30, 2015. Narrated by Daniel Hyland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  47. Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Bernard Mandeville v. Francis Hutcheson

    George H. Smith discusses what Bernard Mandeville meant in saying that private vices produce public benefits, and how Francis Hutcheson criticized that theory. Originally published in essay form on January 23, 2015. Narrated by Daniel Hyland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

  48. Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Mandeville on the Benefits of Vice

    George H. Smith discusses Bernard Mandeville’s defense of legal prostitution and other vices. Originally published in essay form on January 16, 2015. Narrated by Daniel Hyland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  49. Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Bernard Mandeville

    George H. Smith explains why Mandeville’s ideas about vice made him one of the most notorious writers of his time. Originally published in essay form on January 9, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  50. Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Joseph Butler, Continued

    Originally published in essay form on December 19, 2014. Narrated by Daniel Hyland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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