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| Subject: | Political Science |
| Topic: | Libertarianism |
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Introduction to Libertarianism with David Boaz
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The Early Roots of Libertarianism Boaz traces the history of libertarian ideas from the earliest known instances of libertarian thought to the Medieval period. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1OIzFSx |
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The Classical Liberal Era Boaz outlines the development of libertarian thought from the Renaissance through the 19th century. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1HGWfbD |
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The Modern Libertarian Revival Boaz talks about the reemergence of libertarian ideas after the start of the 20th century. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1iZ3ekH |
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What Rights Do We Have? Rights are one of the central moral concepts in libertarian thought. Boaz lays out the basics. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1PryTcL |
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The Dignity of the Individual Boaz describes the importance of analytical and ethical individualism to libertarianism. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1PFUTyZ |
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Pluralism and Toleration We need only a few basic rules to live together in society, says Boaz, and shouldn't use the law to make everyone conform to one view of the best way to live. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1WQL1YZ |
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Law and the Constitution Boaz gives a brief introduction to libertarian thinking on law, including topics like English common law and the United States Constitution. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1kSojhG |
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Civil Society The most important cooperative institutions are nongovernmental, says Boaz. Socialism destroys those institutions, along with our sense of community. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1MbJDIx |
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Networks of Trust Market institutions can help us trust and cooperate with strangers, says Boaz, and the institutions of civil society, based on trust and reputation, often deliver social services better than governments can. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1HGWLGL |
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The Market Process The knowledge of how markets operate is a cornerstone of libertarian thought. Boaz goes over key concepts in economics including prices, profit and loss, the division of labor, trade, and entrepreneurship. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1WWttFG |
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The Seen and the Unseen and International Trade Boaz discusses Frederic Bastiat's parable of the broken window, with an extended digression about international trade. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1WQLfQ0 |
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What Big Government Is All About How does government really work? Boaz talks about special interests, electoral politics, and lobbying. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1kSoAkW |
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Public Choice Public choice economics applies economic reasoning to decisions made in a governmental context, rather than a market context. Building on the last lecture, Boaz talks about how incentives influence government action, with a special emphasis on the relationship between big government and war. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1MNwKBm |
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The Obsolete State Might there be private alternatives to government products? Some people say we need government to provide public goods. Boaz argues that very often governments don't do a very good job of that, and that the private sector very often can do better. Download the .mp3 version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/1Prz9IF |
