en User-created reading lists from the Online Library of Liberty, published by Liberty Fund, Inc. http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/list Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:59:48 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/387-leszek_templewicz_s_reading_list Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:01:25 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/9-liberty_and_responsibility_in_adam_smith Topic This set of readings is designed to explore a broad range of Adam Smith’s thinking on topics as diverse as moral philosophy, political economy, the history of science, jurisprudence, a... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/50-lopez_public_choice_reading_list Public choice school—TEST Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:33:17 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/130-ian_dunois_free_market_foundations Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:10:01 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/207-hayek_and_von_mises_on_liberty_socialism_and_interventionism This reading list explores the ideas of the Austrian School economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises on liberty, socialism, and interventionism. Mises entered the debate as early as 1920,... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/206-wealth_commerce_and_corruption_in_hume_smith_and_ferguson This reading list is designed to explore the views of Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) on wealth, commerce, and corruption and to compare them with those of David Hume and Adam Smith. Many members of the Sc... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/232-shaftesbury_mandeville_and_smith_on_liberty_virtue_and_prosperity In this discussion we would like to compare Smith’s views on liberty, virtue, and prosperity with those of the Earl of Shaftesbury and Bernard Mandeville. All three thinkers appear to support ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/253-an_introduction_to_pre_smithian_economic_thought Many people believe that the study of economics began with the publication of Adam Smith ’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). Yet, for at least two centuries... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/256-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_gustave_de_molinari These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and were translated into English and included in Lalor&#... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/255-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_ambroise_cl_ment These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and were translated into English and included in Lalor&#... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/257-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_l_on_faucher These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and were translated into English and included in Lalor&#... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/258-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_joseph_garnier These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and were translated into English and included in Lalor&#... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/261-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_the_say_family These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and were translated into English and included in Lalor&#... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/260-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_charles_coquelin These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and were translated into English and included in Lalor&#... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/263-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_henri_baudrillart These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and the Dictionnaire général de la Politique , ed. Ma... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/264-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_hippolyte_passy These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and the Dictionnaire général de la Politique , ed. Ma... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/265-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_jean_gustave_courcelle_seneuil These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and were translated into English and included in Lalor&#... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/266-_th_century_french_political_economy_part_bastiat_chevalier_dunoyer_guizot_et_al_ These articles first appeared in the Dictionnaire d’Économie Politique , ed. Guillaumin and Charles Coquelin (Paris: Guillaumin, 1852) and the Dictionnaire général de la Politique , ed. Ma... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/274-an_introduction_to_the_major_writings_of_ludwig_von_mises The Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) wrote widely on matters such as highly technical works on monetary theory as well as journalistic pieces designed for a broader audience. Here... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/296-readings_on_ricardo The following Reading List is a collection of essays and book chapters that concern the life and work of the English economist David Ricardo (1772-1823) . Several are taken from the Cambridge U... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/282-readings_on_adam_smith Adam Smith (1723-1790) is commonly regarded as the first modern economist with the publication in 1776 of The Wealth of Nations . He wrote in a wide range of disciplines: moral philosophy, ju... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/439-fr_d_ric_bastiat_on_the_state_and_the_free_market The following is a collection of key articles and chapters by the 19th century French political economist Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) which have been selected to give a representative sample ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:06:45 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/77-the_director_s_favourites This is a list of some of my favourite books which are in the Online Library of Liberty. I hope you will find them interesting and thought provoking. Let me know what you think of them. David Har... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/411-albert_s_reading_list Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:38:50 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/94-essaying_liberty_in_hume_s_history_of_england_in_the_reigns_of_james_i_and_charles_i The aim of this set of readings is to examine Hume’s History of England in the light of his essays. A number of chapters from volume 5 will be paired with a selection of his essays to highlig... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/102-the_american_revolution_and_early_republic This is a collection of sources relating to the American Revolution and Early republic era, including both sources from the era and sources that influenced political thought at the time. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:11:24 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/133-b_dekker_s_reading_list Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:32:23 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/148-acton_and_the_history_of_liberty Lord Acton (1834-1902) was one of the great historians of the Victorian period and one of the greatest classical liberal historians of all time. His theme was “the history of liberty” and ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/156-the_affirmation_of_reason Historical selections guiding a reader to the rational principle Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:48:07 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/163-james_madison_reading_list While more well-known figures of the American Founding such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson continue to capture the public’s attention, it was James Madison who did much of the intell... Wed, 13 May 2009 15:19:36 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/159-may_th_th_conference_boston_ma_ Readings for the May 8th Conference Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:47:19 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/199-mark_alcorn_s_reading_list Reading list for HIST195, Democratic Citizenship Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:59:48 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/430-the_populist_s_reading_list Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:19:18 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/355-revolutuinary_america Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:53:56 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/401-wilda_rowe_s_reading_list I am interested in reading about the founding fathers and the philosophy that when into their thinking. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:52:26 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/408-omar_s_reading_list Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:22:56 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/11-the_great_books_reading_group Many people are interested in the so-called “Great Books” of Western civilization. The founder of Liberty Fund, Pierre Goodrich, was involved in the University of Chicago Great Books Prog... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/128-jennifer_overfield_s_reading_list Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:09:13 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/205-liberty_and_responsibility_in_plutarch_and_shakespeare Topic The conference will explore the dynamics between liberty, responsibility, and personal ambition in Shakespeare’s three Roman plays, Coriolanus , Julius Ceasar , and Antony and Cleop... Wed, 20 May 2009 14:06:00 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/196-liberty_responsibility_and_prudence_in_the_prince_king_lear_and_measure_for_measure Topic Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) The conference will examine the nature of responsible governance and consider whether moral equivocations might be n... Wed, 20 May 2009 14:06:00 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/242-individual_freedom_in_what_does_it_reside_ Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Irwin translation. Many parts of this work provide ways of looking at the relationship between the development of the mind and the role of law and regulation. Is Aris... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:48:33 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/273-essays_by_murray_n_rothbard Scattered throughout the Online Library of Liberty are several essays by the Austrian economist, historian and political theorist, Murray N. Rothbard. In this Reading List we bring them all tog... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/285-forgotten_gems_of_liberty Over the course of time some particularly noteworthy essays, chapters or sections of books are forgotten. This section is an attempt to revive these “forgotten gems” of liberty. They are ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/291-_th_anniversary_conference_on_freedom_and_power The 50th Anniversary of Liberty Fund (1960-2010) Liberty Fund, Inc. was founded 50 years ago in 1960 by the successful Indiana businessman and lawyer Pierre F. Goodrich (1894-1973). As part o... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/309-essays_on_john_stuart_mill We have gathered here essays and shorter pieces about or by John Stuart Mill, one of the more important individuals who has increased our understanding of the nature of individual liberty. Many of th... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/311-_th_anniversary_conference_on_exchange The 50th Anniversary of Liberty Fund (1960-2010) Liberty Fund, Inc. was founded 50 years ago in 1960 by the successful Indiana businessman and lawyer Pierre F. Goodrich (1894-1973). As part o... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/318-classic_works_collection_i This is a collection of classic titles which are currently out of print. They deal with the issues of peace, free trade, economic principles, individualism, socialism, property rights, the state, leg... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/324-adam_smith_on_liberty_and_propriety This colloquium explores the relationship between moral philosophy and political economy in the writings of two major works by Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and The Wealth... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/339-new_liberty_fund_titles_ This is a partial list of books published by Liberty Fund during the 2006 calendar year (to be completed later). Those titles which are not available online are also listed below for your infor... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/323-_th_anniversary_conference_seminar_on_power The 50th Anniversary of Liberty Fund (1960-2010) Liberty Fund, Inc. was founded 50 years ago in 1960 by the successful Indiana businessman and lawyer Pierre F. Goodrich (1894-1973). As part o... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/332-new_economic_school_of_georgia_winter_academy These readings accompany four presentations to be given on the following topics by Dr. Peter Mentzel, Senior Fellow at Liberty Fund, Inc.: A Culture of Liberty Libertarianism and Toleration ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/340-new_liberty_fund_titles_ This is a list of books published by Liberty Fund during the 2007 calendar year. Those titles which are not available online are listed below for your information. To order any of these titl... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/342-new_liberty_fund_titles_ This is a partial list of books published by Liberty Fund during the 2008 calendar year (to be completed later). Those titles which are not available online are listed below for your information... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/354-_th_anniversary_anthology_of_the_works_of_ludwig_von_mises The 50th Anniversary of Liberty Fund (1960-2010) Liberty Fund was founded in 1960 thus making 2010 its 50th Anniversary Year. As part of the celebrations organized for this year we plan to cr... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/358-_th_anniversary_anthology_of_the_works_of_adam_smith The 50th Anniversary of Liberty Fund (1960-2010) Liberty Fund was founded in 1960 thus making 2010 its 50th Anniversary Year. As part of the celebrations organized for this year we plan to cr... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/371-new_liberty_fund_titles_ This is a list of books published by Liberty Fund during the 2009 calendar year. Those titles which are not available online are also listed below for your information. To order any of these ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/364-_th_anniversary_anthology_of_the_works_of_david_ricardo The 50th Anniversary of Liberty Fund (1960-2010) Liberty Fund was founded in 1960 thus making 2010 its 50th Anniversary Year. As part of the celebrations organized for this year we plan to cr... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/388-the_scottish_enlightenment This is a conference on the Scottish Enlightenment which is part of the Co-Sponsored Program of the IHS and Liberty Fund. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/393-liberty_and_responsibility_in_john_stuart_mill In 2006, Liberty Fund made available in paperback eight volumes of The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill that remain most relevant to liberty and responsibility in the twenty-first century... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:22:01 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/395-the_works_of_lysander_spooner The Online Library of Liberty’s collection of the works of Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) - some 36 in number - are scattered over many individual books, pamphlets, essays, and broadsides sp... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/432-perennial_questions_in_the_pursuit_of_happiness Readings in the “Great Books” to contemplate the perennial questions, to hone critical reasoning, reading, writing, and discussion skills for life-long learning. The required “caps... Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:26:32 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/110-british_and_french_sources_of_american_constitutionalism Guide to the Readings Editions used: John Locke, Two Treatises of Government, ed. Thomas Hollis (London: A. Millar et al., 1764). John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, Cato’s Letters, or Essa... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/169-introduction_to_the_american_constitution In this reading list we provide some guidance to the complex topic of the history, ratification, and meaning the Constitution of the United States. We have considerable resources on the founding of t... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/201-james_wilson_the_law_of_nature_and_the_protection_of_liberty The Scottish born James Wilson (1742-1798) was an influential member of the Constitutional Convention and was one of the few men to have signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constituti... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/236-pocket_guide_to_political_and_civic_rights_ The Pocket Guide to Political and Civic Rights: The English, American, and French Traditions, 1215-1830 Introduction This collection of key documents in the history of the evolution of our... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/298-key_documents_of_liberty_ancient_and_medieval [An image of the signed and sealed Magna Carta (1250)] We have gathered here a number of important documents and pamphlets which have been crucial in the development of free institutions. The... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/345-ben_odams_s_reading_list A broad list to balance teh various competing views over justice and rights in the face of government nad power. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:47:45 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/346-liberty_the_papal_revolution_and_the_law_merchant This Reading List is based upon a Liberty Fund conference entitled “Liberty, Investiture, and the Papal Revolution”. It explores the ideas of limited government and the rule of law as the... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/376-key_documents_of_liberty_th_century_england This collection of Key Documents of Liberty document the struggle to create free institutions from the ancient world to the modern. It is part of a series of Reading Lists which will include: Ke... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/377-key_documents_of_liberty_th_century_north_america This collection of Key Documents of Liberty documents the struggle to create free institutions from the ancient world to the modern. It is part of a series of Reading Lists which will include: K... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/381-key_documents_of_liberty_the_american_revolution This collection of Key Documents of Liberty documents the struggle to create free institutions from the ancient world to the modern. It is part of a series of Reading Lists which will include: K... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/384-key_documents_of_liberty_interpreting_the_american_constitution This collection of Key Documents of Liberty documents the struggle to create free institutions from the ancient world to the modern. It is part of a series of Reading Lists which will include: K... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/383-key_documents_of_liberty_writing_the_american_constitution This collection of Key Documents of Liberty documents the struggle to create free institutions from the ancient world to the modern. It is part of a series of Reading Lists which will include: K... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/396-liberty_and_the_constitution_in_the_work_of_lysander_spooner In this discussion we want to explore what the nineteenth century American legal theorist and abolitionist, Lysander Spooner (1808-1887), thought about liberty and the American constitution. We ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/38-liberty_and_the_ideals_of_greek_paideia This reading list is a simple introduction to various epic, tragic, and philosophic works in ancient Greek culture that not only help build an understanding, but also construct the thoughts behind th... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:45:25 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/89-liberty_and_sovereignty_in_four_shakespeare_plays In this series of discussions we want to explore a number of issues, including tyranny and resistance to unjust power, the rules which govern succession, the connection between sovereignty and the tr... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/92-gyakusetsu_s_reading_list Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:12:01 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/124-mitchell_g_moffat_m_d_s_reading_list William Hamilton: Lectures on Metaphysics, Part I Thomas Aquinas: Commentary on the Book of Causes ( trans’: Guagliardo and Hess) Thomas Aquinas: De Principiis Naturae and De Mixione Elem... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:57:50 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/129-ian_dunois_s_natural_law This is my list on Natural Law in order to better understand the Catholic Faith and the free market. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:33:10 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/131-david_hume_s_moral_psychology_taste_and_sentiment This reading list is for a discussion held at Liberty Fund on David Hume’s moral psychology. The readings were drawn from two of his works: David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, L... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/155-origins_of_thought Helpful texts in ascertaining being Thu, 22 May 2008 11:39:44 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/157-locke_on_toleration_locke_s_a_letter_concerning_toleration [For a longer version of this reading list see the essay in the Forum.] The two most famous and widely read books in political philosophy by the great English philosopher John Locke (1632-... Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:10:56 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/248-ethics_reading_list_dr_bowser_ Greetings! This is the basic ethics reading list that I think everyone taking an introductory course in ethics should cover. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:52:19 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/336-lalit_kumar_kedia_s_reading_list This list provides the name of some of the philosophical and theological books that I would llike to read and enhance my knowledge about the subject Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:21:42 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/350-neven_leddy_s_reading_list Greetings to U of O’s International Development and Global Studies students. Here is your electronic reading list for DVM2350B. On this list you’ll find the readings for Weeks 2, 3, 5... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:19:21 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/4-contrasting_views_of_liberty_in_hume_and_rousseau Topic The contrast between David Hume and Jean Jacques Rousseau on the nature of liberty is one of most enduring aspects of the eighteenth century. How can two thinkers who seem to cherish liberty... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/28-liberty_and_responsibilty_in_the_thought_of_benjamin_constant Topic In the following 6 sessions we will explore the political thought of the French classical liberal Benjamin Constant. Liberty Fund has recently translated and published a key work of Constant... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/10-classics_in_the_history_of_political_thought Topic This is a collection of 20 or so of the most significant writings in the history of political thought. It is designed to bring together in one convenient location the readings which a typica... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/33-readings_on_self_government_and_liberty Topic The purpose of this reading list is to provide a general introduction to the various meanings that have been associated with the concept of self-government both in its political sense of se... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:45:41 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/42-property_rights_an_overview Below are selections of various titles and essays that pertain to the idea of property rights and the economic effect it has had on society. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:45:39 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/40-ancient_political_philosophy Prerequisites None Synopsis of course content The course will focus on five interrelated themes: agency and tragedy; violence power and morality; theory’s relationship to politics and ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/117-santiago_dussan_laverde_s_reading_list Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:52:46 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/126-leakey_s_reading_list Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:52:07 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/127-an_introduction_to_the_political_thought_of_john_locke This reading list is designed to introduce the reader to the many aspects of the political thought of the 17th century English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). After a few introductory comments, ... Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:10:56 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/138-the_political_thought_of_john_milton Although John Milton (1608-1674) is best know for his epic poem Paradise Lost he was also an accomplished and influential political writer who was active during the tumultuous period of the Engli... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/140-classics_in_the_history_of_political_thought This is a collection of the most significant writings in the history of political thought. It is designed to bring together in one convenient location the readings which a typical college course on t... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/161-john_adams_and_the_french_debate_the_american_constitution The creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 stirred considerable debate not only in America, but across the Atlantic in England and France as well. Among the supporters of the American colonists... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/185-marc_kivel_s_reading_list_unreached_utopia Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:01:41 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/188-the_political_thought_of_madison This is an intro to Madison’s thought. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/173-constitutional_academy_reading_list Tue, 19 May 2009 17:39:40 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/177-john_stuart_mill_s_and_harriet_taylor_s_writings_on_women The University of Toronto edition of the Collected Works of J.S. Mill did not gather all of Mill’s writings on women into one volume (as they did with his writings on India). On this pag... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/176-emerson_on_slavery_and_abolition Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a passionate opponent of slavery . Scattered throughout volume 11 of his collected works are essays and speeches on this topic. Here are a list of them. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/230-alexander_hamilton_on_executive_power_as_the_guarantor_of_liberty In this Colloquium we wish to explore the nature of executive power through the ideas of Alexander Hamilton, who advocated a strong executive throughout the founding era of the American republic... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/269-the_federalist_papers_america_s_political_classic The joint work of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, The Federalist papers were written to defend and explain the recently drafted Federal Constitution, and promote its ratification i... Wed, 20 May 2009 14:06:00 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/194-major_political_thinkers_plato_to_mill Introduction Political speculation in the West is as old as the Western tradition itself. Its origins may be traced as far back as Homer, but its foundations were laid by Plato and Aristotle. Whil... Wed, 20 May 2009 14:06:00 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/197-john_millar_on_liberty_and_equality John Millar was a member of the Scottish Enlightenment who developed many of the ideas of Adam Smith and David Hume. This reading list is designed to explore his ideas on liberty, equality, and socia... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/234-freedom_and_power This is the reading list for the first ever Liberty Fund Socratic Seminar held at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana on December 28-30, 1962. The purpose of this conference is to explore the cen... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/244-james_tyrrell_on_authority_and_liberty This list provides a sampling of contentions and arguments in James Tyrrell’s 1681 critique of the most famous (or notorious) seventeenth century British defense of unlimited and unmixed mona... Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:24:14 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/250-mill_on_liberty John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was one of the most important classical liberals of the 19th century and one of the most important political philosophers of all time. On Liberty , one of the found... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/252-mill_on_the_subjection_of_women John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was one of the most important classical liberals of the 19th century and one of the most important political philosophers of all time. On Liberty is one of the found... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/313-authority_and_liberty_in_the_writings_of_robert_filmer_and_thomas_hobbes This Reading List was prepared by the Conference Director Eric Mack, Professor of Philosophy, Tulane University, New Orleans. Other reading Lists and Study Guides prepared by Professor Mack incl... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/321-mill_and_stephen_on_liberty In these discussion we will look at the idea of liberty expressed by John Stuart Mill in his book On Liberty (1859), the tension between libertarianism and conservatism, and the critique of Mi... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/337-dr_enrico_peppe_s_reading_list As a creator of IC.com’s “Best of” list (most of it, anyhow), I will share with you the best political theory books of all time. I welcome disputation! Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:22:13 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/352-liberty_self_reliance_and_private_property_in_emerson_and_mill The aim of this discussion is to compare and contrast the ideas about the connection between private property and individual liberty in the thought of two leading 19th century classical lib... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/353-ben_hildebrand_s_reading_list Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:57:17 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/394-john_locke_and_algernon_sidney_on_liberty_and_free_government Algernon Sidney was executed for his political convictions in 1683. John Locke, apparently Sidney’s co-conspirator in a Whig attempt to overthrow the king, attained greater fame for his poli... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:22:40 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/421-james_madison_memorial_fellowship_foundation_summer_institute_ Introduction This Reading List was created by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for the 2012 Summer Institute: Foundations of American Constitutionalism (History 520-10.) . ... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:32:42 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/36-mill_and_tocqueville_on_liberty_and_religion_in_a_democratic_age These readings will explore the ideas of two great 19th century thinkers, J.S. Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville on religion, humanity, liberty, democracy, and progress. In particular we want to explore... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/109-the_rise_of_christianity_and_islam_in_gibbon_s_decline_and_fall In Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire he discusses the relationship between Islam and Christianity and between religion and liberty in the nascent Muslim and Christian worlds. G... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/153-get_right_church Readings for a revival of civil religiosity Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:51:21 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/91-thucydides_on_empire_war_democracy_and_liberty In the following discussions we wish to discuss Thucycdides’ History of the Peloponnesian Wars by exploring some of the following topics: the origins of the war, the different strategies of the... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:04 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/105-liberty_and_peace_in_the_life_and_works_of_richard_cobden Richard Cobden was a leading British 19th century classical liberal who worked to bring about free trade, government reform, and peace. This colloquium will explore various aspects of Cobden’s ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:55:34 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/307-essays_on_war_and_peace We have gathered here essays and shorter pieces on key ideas concerning war and peace and important thinkers who have increased our understanding of the nature of individual liberty. Please visi... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500 http://oll.libertyfund.org/readinglists/view/310-nationalism_the_state_and_liberty This colloquium has 6 sessions on the following topics (not all readings for each session are available online): Session I: The Origins of States and Nations Session II: From Multinational Sta... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:05 -500