Excursions into Libertarian Thought Podcast
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 Our GDPR pr...Show More
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 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022....Show More
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 Our GDPR privacy policy was update...Show More
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 Our GDPR priva...Show More
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. Our ...Show More
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 Febru...Show More
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 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on Augus...Show More
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. Our GDPR...Show More
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 Our GDPR privacy policy ...Show More