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VI. Philosophy and religion
Writings on an ethical life
The road to serfdom
The ego and his own
From a logical point of view: 9 logico-philosophical essays
Language, truth, and logic
The problems of philosophy
Essays and aphorisms
Irreligion
... ... who call him “The intellectual author of the socio-economic disaster that is neo-liberalism” in their review of The Road to Serfdom. (Some people are still in a hissy about losing the Cold War.)
The libertarian below me wrote a letter to the editor of the local paper, ... ... guy—take that, wirkman :) –but I think he is better in shorter writings, and he got sort of insular as he aged. The Road to Serfdom is relatively short—half the length of Constitution—and is, of course, brilliant. Even better are his short economics essays such as “Economics ... i'm surprised no one picked The Road to Serfdom. Since only one book was requested, i debated between the two and then went with Thucydides thinking someone else would list Hayek. ... week: The Causes of War by Geoffrey Blainey, The Three Roosevelts by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn, The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek, The Causes of the Civil War by Kenneth M. Stampp, Cannibals and Kings by Marvin Harris, The Sword and the Scimitar by ... ... week: The Causes of War by Geoffrey Blainey, The Three Roosevelts by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn, The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek, The Causes of the Civil War by Kenneth M. Stampp, Cannibals and Kings by Marvin Harris, and The Sword and the Scimitar ... On the agenda for this week: The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek, Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope, The Causes of War by Geoffrey Blainey, The Historian's Craft by Marc Bloch, Seeds of Treason by Ralph de Toledano and The Three Roosevelts by James MacGrego ... ... agenda for this week: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, Red Azalea by Anchee Min, The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek, The Last Six Million Seconds by John Burdett, Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope and The Causes of War by Geoffrey ... Picked up from the treasure house (library) tonight:
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek
The Historian's Craft by Marc Bloch
Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Causes of the Civil War by Kenneth M. Stampp ... ... butterflies
The Wolfman and other cases
Seabiscuit
6: Philosophy and religion
*Writings on an ethical life
The road to serfdom
The ego and his own
*From a logical point of view: 9 logico-philosophical essays
Language, truth, and logic
The problems of ... Does the focus have to be current? If not, i recommend:
* The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek - a classic
Some others:
* Liberty before Liberalism by Quentin Skinner - a plus for kids is the provocative title
* Community and the Politics of Place by Daniel Kemmis - community-based, ... i'd second the recommendation of hayek's road to serfdom.
i'd also recommend robert nozick's anarchy, state, and utopia for the most well-known statement of contemporary libertarianism, and then loren lomasky's persons, rights, and the moral community for a more sensible ... journey to ixtlan by carlos castaneda
the path to love by deepak chopra
the road to serfdom by f.a. hayek
the voyage of the dawn treader by c.s. lewis
roads to freedom by bertrand russell
... have been discussed. State of Emergency:The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America by Patrick Buchanan and The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek. The Buchanan book was recommended by a political candidate who has made illegal immigration one of his campaign issues. The Hayek ... ... The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles by Frank Rowsome
Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
Another 5?
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. von Hayek
One For the Road by Fredric Brown
The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny
Mira ... I'd recommend The Road to Serfdom. Everyone should read it.
I know I'll get flack for this, but I'd also like to recommend The Bell Curve. Not for the "race and IQ" controversy (on which subject I will say nothing more than that I disagree with both the book's authors and it's critics) but ... ... I would suggest Thomas Sowell
Basic Economics
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
And of course
The Road to Serfdom by F. A. von Hayek
For conservitive social thinking, I would again suggest Sowell
Ethnic America: A history
Also any book by The City Jour ... ... Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos (own)
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (borrowed)
The Road to Serfdom by F. A. von Hayek (borrowed)
Nelson: A Biography by David Walder (own, but not cataloged)
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington (own ... ... professor Freshman year who did things like auctioning off six-packs of Anchor-Steam beer in class. Bought Hayek's Road to Serfdom at random that same semester and it struck a chord. Two years later I spent Junior year at LSE and met many radical libertarians. I thought they were "extr ... I would certainly recommend The Road to Serfdom by Hayek. He's very good on the fragile growth of personal liberty and democracy out of the ground of feudalism and draws interesting parallels between the new central planners (1944) and the old autocrats. Both sides desired power and are both ... ... defend the free market or limited government “conservative”? It would seem that ggchickapee thinks so, in that she put The Road to Serfdom and Capitalism and Freedom on her list. I know that Hayek, and I would guess that Friedman, were more comfortable with the term “classical ... ... process of putting together a "must read" list.
Right now, the top three on my list are:
Capitalism and Freedom
The Road to Serfdom
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
Any suggestion for books to add to this list?
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