Analyzing Libertarianism: A Case Study in Thinking in Principles (MP3 download) Leonard Peikoff at the Ford Hall Forum

Analyzing Libertarianism: A Case Study in Thinking in Principles (MP3 download) Leonard Peikoff at the Ford Hall ForumBy Peter Schwartz This talk delves into the thinking process by which Libertarianismor any "complex" ideologyshould be analyzed. Mr. Schwartz examines his article "Libertarianism: The Perversion of Liberty" and recreates the various stages of thinkingincluding the mistaken premises entailed in his original, working titlehe went through in order to write it. (MP3 download; 89 min., with Q & A, 60. 6 MB)

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