http://www.libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/01/kinsellas-the-social-theory-of-hoppe-course-audio-and-slides/ Austro-libertarianism-s international scholar-superstar Hans-Hermann Hoppe burst onto the scene in the late 1980s, when he moved to the United States to study under and work with his mentor Murray Rothbard. Since Hoppe's arrival he has produced a steady stream of provocative, pioneering contributions to sociology, economics, libertarianism and political philosophy, and history. His important books include A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (1989), The Economics and Ethics of Private Property (1993, enlarged 2nd edition 2006), Democracy: The God that Failed (2001), and The Myth of National Defense (editor, 2003). This six-week course presented and discussed Professor Hoppe's most important ideas and theories, including his brilliant critique of positivist methodology as applied to the social sciences, his groundbreaking 'argumentation ethics' praxeological approach to political philosophy, his encompassing comparative analysis of socialism and capitalism, his profound critique of democracy, and a host of other insights and contributions to areas such as monopoly theory, the theory of public goods, the sociology of taxation, the private production of security, immigration, the nature of property and scarcity, economic methodology and epistemology, and the evolution of monetary institutions and their impact on international relations. This course was taught by Austro-libertarian legal philosopher Stephan Kinsella, who has been a close associate of Professor Hoppe for 17 years. Professor Hoppe has endorsed this course and has graciously offered to provide a written response to submitted questions near the end of the course. Reading material for the course will consist primarily of A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism and The Economics and Ethics of Private Property, both free online in both ePub and PDF format, and several other selected articles by Professor Hoppe that are also available for free online. This six-week course presented and discussed Professor Hoppe's most important ideas and theories, including his brilliant critique of positivist methodology as applied to the social sciences, his groundbreaking argumentation ethics praxeological approach to political philosophy, his encompassing comparative analysis of socialism and capitalism, his profound critique of democracy, and a host of other insights and contributions. en-us 2011. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0). Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:57:00 GMT Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:57:00 GMT Podcastblaster.com nskinsella@gmail.com(Stephan Kinsella) nskinsella@gmail.com Stephan Kinsella nskinsella@gmail.com Stephan Kinsella no 1 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture1.mp3 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture1.mp3 Stephan Kinsella Stephan Kinsella The Social Theory of Hoppe, lecture 1 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:01:00 GMT The Social Theory of Hoppe 00:00:00 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture1.mp3 no http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture2.mp3 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture2.mp3 Stephan Kinsella Stephan Kinsella The Social Theory of Hoppe, lecture 2 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:02:00 GMT The Social Theory of Hoppe 00:00:00 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture2.mp3 no http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture3.mp3 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture3.mp3 Stephan Kinsella Stephan Kinsella The Social Theory of Hoppe, lecture 3 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:03:00 GMT The Social Theory of Hoppe 00:00:00 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture3.mp3 no http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture4.mp3 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture4.mp3 Stephan Kinsella Stephan Kinsella The Social Theory of Hoppe, lecture 4 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:04:00 GMT The Social Theory of Hoppe 00:00:00 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture4.mp3 no http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture5.mp3 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture5.mp3 Stephan Kinsella Stephan Kinsella The Social Theory of Hoppe, lecture 5 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:05:00 GMT The Social Theory of Hoppe 00:00:00 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture5.mp3 no http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture6.mp3 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture6.mp3 Stephan Kinsella Stephan Kinsella The Social Theory of Hoppe, lecture 6 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:06:00 GMT The Social Theory of Hoppe 00:00:00 http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/social-theory-of-hoppe_pp750_lecture6.mp3 no