George H. Smith Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Bernard Mandeville v. Francis Hutcheson Smith discusses what Mandeville meant in saying that private vices produce public benefits, and how Hutcheson criticized that theory. My Libertarianism.org Essay #157 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 Thomas Jefferson on Public Education, Part 2 Smith explores Thomas Jefferson’s belief in the value of history, his criticisms of David Hume, and his plan for public universities. The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Essay 27 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted January 30, 2015 Author Posted January 30, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: Introduction Smith begins his series on the historical relationship between religious skepticism and libertarianism. My Libertarianism.org Essay #158 is now up. Ghs
Brant Gaede Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Nice work, George. "Monsters of atheism" is a hoot. Thanks for indicating the two types of socialism. --Brant a hoot today, not then, but writing about the evils of atheism back then must have had more to do to making atheism go than anything else existential
George H. Smith Posted February 6, 2015 Author Posted February 6, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: Atheism, Morality, and Civic Virtue Smith discusses the common argument that atheists cannot be moral and so should not be legally tolerated. My Libertarianism.org Essay #159 has been posted. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted February 11, 2015 Author Posted February 11, 2015 The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Essay #29 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 Augustine’s Case for Righteous Persecution Augustine argued that religious persecution was justified when done in the interest of the salvation of those persecuted. My Libertarianism.org Essay 160 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 Neoconservatism Versus Libertarianism, Part 3 George H. Smith explores the ideas of Irving Kristol and Robert Bork on culture. He begins with a discussion of the anti-jazz crusade of the 1920s. The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Excursions Essay #30 is now available. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: The Problem of Heresy Smith explains the similarities between medieval heresy and our modern notion of treason against the state. My Libertarianism.org Essay 161 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin on Persecution Smith explains how some leading Christian theologians justified the death penalty for heretics and blasphemers. My Libertarianism.org Essay #162 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Essay 31 is now available. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: Shaftesbury on the Value of Ridicule Smith explores Shaftesbury’s defense of ridicule and satire in matters of religion. My Libertarianism.org Essay 163 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 9, 2015 Author Posted March 9, 2015 My first comment on the current Online Library of Liberty forum has been posted. The topic is "On the Spread of ClassicalLiberal ideas," and the lead essay is by David Hart. I strongly recommend that people read all the contributions about this important topic. I will be posting additional comments in the near future. http://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/lm-ideas#response7 Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 Thomas Hodgskin, Libertarian Extraordinaire, Part 3 George H. Smith begins his discussion of the free-market theories of Thomas Hodgskin. The Libertarianism.org podcast of Excursions Essay #33 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: How Freethinkers Attempted to Avoid Persecution Smith explains some tactics that early freethinkers used in the attempt to avoid punishment for blasphemy and other religious crimes. My Libertarianism.org Essay #164 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 My second comment on the OLL (Online Library of Liberty) discussion, "On the Spread of Classical Liberal Ideas," was just posted. http://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/lm-ideas#conversation5. Titled “Credibility and Shifts in Public Opinion,” my article draws on the historical example of the decline of belief in witchcraft. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Essay #34 is now up.Ghs
George H. Smith Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: The English Deists Smith explains the origins of deism and its basic ideas. My Libertarianism.org Essay #165 is now up. Ghs
BaalChatzaf Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Essay #29 is now up.GhsI viewed parts one and two. Both excellent.The neo-cons, the group that wrote for -Commentary-, Madge Dichter's bunch are puritans at heart and neo-fascist in spirit. A pox upon them, I say.With "friends" like these what do I need enemies for?Ba'al Chatzaf
George H. Smith Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: Deism, The Age of Reason, and Richard Carlile Smith explains the basic tenets of deism and why it posed a political threat. My Libertarianism.org Essay 166 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Excursions Essay #36 is now up. This has some terrific passages from Thomas Hodgskin. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: Miracles and Edward Gibbon Smith explains why Edward Gibbon rejected miraculous accounts in his masterpiece, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.My Libertarianism.org Essay 167 is now up.Ghs
George H. Smith Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 The Libertarianism.org podcast of my Essay 38 is now up. Ghs
George H. Smith Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 Freethought and Freedom: John Toland and the Nature of Reason Smith explains the controversial arguments of the deist John Toland, as defended in Christianity not Mysterious.My Libertarianism.org Essay #168 is now up.Ghs
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