Originally written for the Quarterly Review, these essays question the commonly accepted justifications for “popular government” - Rousseauian natural law and Benthamite utilitarianism. The Liberty Fund edition based upon the first edition of 1885 contains an introduction by George W. Carey.
Findley was a strict constitutionalist who opposed Hamilton’s Federal military intervention in a local state uprising.
A 1,000 page book which includes the original Chinese text, a translation, and commentaries.
The first printed edition of Addison’s play which also contains 4 short pamphlets on Cato the historical figure and analyses of Addison’s play by anonymous authors.
A 19th century arabic attempt to identify the strengths of the West (free institutions, critical learning, and scientific and technical skills) and to urge fellow Muslims to adopt them without harming their Muslim faith.
Beaumont and Tocqueville jointly collected information about American slavery on their 1834 trip but Beaumont was the one to publish the book on slavery. The first part is in the form of a novel, rather sentimental at times but full of social, political, and economic insights. The second part of the book is a series of appendices with population data and notes on many aspects of American life and culture.
The first English translation of part of the Indian sacred text the Mahabharata. It is better known today as the Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad gita, perhaps the greatest and most beautiful of the Hindu scriptures, is the fourth part of the Mahabharata. It is among the more recent parts of that work, dating from around the first or second century A.D. The Bhagavadgita is mainly in the form of a dialogue between the warrior Prince Arjuna and his friend Krishna (the earthly incarnation of the god Vishnu). The prince is engaged in a brutal but just war and contemplates throwing down his weapons and giving up his own life in order to avert more bloodshed. Krishna recalls Arjuna to his sense of responsibility and reminds him that he must discharge his duty as a warrior.
Armen Alchian discusses his contribution to economics as the founder of the “UCLA tradition” of economic thought with its emphasis of the rational, self-seeking behavior of individuals. Watch the video and explore related resources at Econlib Videos.
The Nobel Prize winning economist, James M. Buchanan, discusses in part 2 of a two part conversation, the work ethic, the logic of free markets, subjectivism, anarchy, federalism, the influence of philosophy, and the significance of the Nobel Prize. Watch the video and explore related resources at Econlib Videos.
The Nobel Prize winning economist, James M. Buchanan, discusses in part 1 of a two part conversation, the theory of public choice, his exchange theory of economics, and constitutional thought. Watch the video and explore related resources at Econlib Videos.
