History of Liberalism

The last episode, in which we deal with the two intellectual giants of the 20th century – John Rawls and Robert Nozick. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/thole19.mp3

In this episode we take a closer look at first Ayn Rand, and then Barry Goldwater. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/thole18.mp3

In this episode we discuss Milton Friedman and some of his colleagues in Chicago. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/thole17.mp3

In this episode we take a closer look at three thinkers who spent most of their lives in the UK: Keynes, Popper and Berlin. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/thole16.mp3

In this episode we take a close look at the Austrian School and two of the most famous members – Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/thole15.mp3

A short overview of some of the most important neo-classical liberals, anarchism and lastly, a quick bite of the early 20th century. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/thole14.mp3

Today’s episode is about the small topic of the 19th century. We try to sketch the outlines of the most important historical events that went down during this time in order to better understand the world liberalism evolved in. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/thole13.mp3

  In this episode we discuss Laissez Faire, the Corn Laws and Bastiat. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/thole12.mp3

In this episode we talk about when liberalism split into two. We also adress the main ideological opponent to liberalism that got going during this time – socialism. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/thole11.mp3  

In this episode we have a closer look at the men who creates utilitarianism – Bentham and the Mills. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/thole10.mp3

In episode nine we meet some of the most interesting men round about this time: David Hume, Immanuel Kant and Alexis de Tocqueville. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/thole9.mp3 Honoré Daumier (French, 1808 – 1879 ), Alex. Ch. Henri de Tocqueville, 1849, lithograph, Rosenwald Collection

In this episode we talk about the men who invented economics; Say, Malthus, Ricardo and last but not least, Adam Smith. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/thole8.mp3

In this episode we discuss the French Revolution. We begin with a short overview of what the revolution was and then move on to the causes and the implications of the revolution. In the end we talk about Burke and Paine and their views of the revolution. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/thole7.mp3

In this episode we lay the foundation for the French Revolution by looking at Voltaire, Diderot and of course Jean-Jacques Rousseau. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/thole6.mp3

In this episode we wrap up the American Revolution. We do this by examining how the Constitution came to be, discussing Hamilton, Madison and the Federalist Papers. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/thole5.mp3

In this episode we take a first stab at the American Revolution. We take a closer look at the lead up to the revolution and the men in the center of it; Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Thomas Paine. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/thole4.mp3

In this episode we take a closer look at John Locke – the father of liberalism. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/thole3.mp3

In the second episode of the History of Liberalism we start of with the English Civil Wars. We then go on to Thomas Hobbes, a man whose thoughts were deeply influenced by the wars. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/thole2.mp3

The first real episode of the history of liberalism podcast. In the first half we talk about Machiavelli and then we transition in to a brief overview of the world in the 16th century. https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/thol-e1.mp3  

This is an introductory episode with some background info etc. Ain’t much fun, but short and filled with practical stuff.https://historyofliberalism.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/thol-intro-e0.mp3