Those desiring an overview of the literature on liberty should pick up a copy of The Libertarian Reader edited by David Boaz (The Free Press: New York, 1997, 458 pp.).
This book contains over sixty excerpts from libertarian and classical liberal authors and would make a wonderful textbook for a class on liberty. For further reading, be sure to check out Tom Palmer's essay "The Literature of Liberty" at the end of the book. His essay is the reason I went out and found Henry Hazlitt's The Free Man's Library.
Showing posts with label Liberty Studies. Show all posts
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What is Liberty Studies?
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Liberty Studies is an inter-disciplinary field of inquiry dedicated to understanding the foundations, meanings, and implications of what it is to be free. It poses the fundamental question of "What can I do with my life?" It questions the power of institutions and the legitimacy of the constraints they impose. It studies the costs and benefits of free human interaction and examines the need of naturally social animals to be left alone.
Liberty Studies is an inter-disciplinary field of inquiry dedicated to understanding the foundations, meanings, and implications of what it is to be free. It poses the fundamental question of "What can I do with my life?" It questions the power of institutions and the legitimacy of the constraints they impose. It studies the costs and benefits of free human interaction and examines the need of naturally social animals to be left alone.
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