ProfessorBenoît Malbranque
LevelBeginner
Duration
5 hours
PriceFree
Course IDPHI203
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Freedom as a Social Project
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Goal: Understand the philosophical and historical foundations of individual freedom
Description
Journey to freedom
This course explores liberty as a social project, drawing on the rich French liberal tradition of the 18th and 19th centuries. Through the writings of thinkers such as Frédéric Bastiat, Gustave de Molinari, Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, Benjamin Constant, and Charles Dunoyer, you will discover how liberty is not an abstract utopia, but deeply rooted in the facts of human existence.
Ready to discover why freedom is not only a moral ideal, but also the most effective solution to the challenges facing our societies? Let's begin this intellectual journey to the heart of French liberal thought.
Learning path
Objectives
- Identify the fundamental human facts that justify freedom and property
- Analyze the historical evolution of freedom from primitive societies to the present day
- Recognize the fallacies that underpin systems of unfreedom
- Apply liberal principles to contemporary economic, political and social issues
Curriculum
+-Foundations of freedom
+-History of freedom
+-How freedom works
+-Sophisms of unfreedom
+-Philosophy of liberalism
This course is taught by Benoît Malbranque
Benoît Malbranque is the president of the Coppet Institute, an association that promotes the French school of political economy. He is the author of several books, including his latest, Vincent de Gournay; The Political Economy of Laissez-faire (2016). He republishes the writings of French economists in the Coppet Institute's publishing collections.
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