EPISODE 2558

Ep. 336 A Libertarian Gallop Through Political Thought

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Professor Gerard Casey takes us on a whirlwind tour of political thought, including both the bad guys and the good guys, from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries.

Topics Discussed

Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, and the notion of sovereignty
Johannes Althusius: the crucial thinker no one has heard of
The Levellers and natural rights
John Locke, self-ownership, and private property
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the “general will”
and more

Course Discussed

The History of Political Thought, Part II

About the Guest

Gerard Casey is a professor of philosophy at University College, Dublin, and a faculty member at Tom’s Liberty Classroom.

Guest’s Recent Book

Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State

Book Mentioned

Anarchy, State, and Utopia, by Robert Nozick

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