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- De Trevor M. en 08-04-21
De: John Stuart Mill
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The Law
- De: Frederick Bastiat
- Narrado por: Floy Lilley
- Duración: 1 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 155
How is it that the law enforcer itself does not have to keep the law? How is it that the law permits the state to lawfully engage in actions which, if undertaken by individuals, would land them in jail? These are among the most intriguing issues in political and economic philosophy. More specifically, the problem of law that itself violates law is an insurmountable conundrum of all statist philosophies. The problem has never been discussed so profoundly and passionately as in this essay by Frederic Bastiat from 1850. This essay might have been written today. It applies to our own time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is abridged
- De Kipling Oren en 09-10-14
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How Much is Enough?
- Money and the Good Life
- De: Edward Skidelsky
- Narrado por: Clay Teunis
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such long hours merely to acquire greater wealth? These are some of the questions that many asked themselves when the financial system crashed in 2008. This book tackles such questions head-on.The authors begin with the great economist John Maynard Keynes. In 1930 Keynes predicted that, within a century, per capita income would steadily rise, people’s basic needs would be met, and no one would have to work more than fifteen hours a week.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected at all!
- De Chi en 05-22-23
De: Edward Skidelsky
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Politics
- De: Aristotle
- Narrado por: Matthew Josdal
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
Aristotle's Politics is a work of political philosophy. The end of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics declared that the inquiry into ethics necessarily follows into politics, and the two works are frequently considered to be parts of a larger treatise, or perhaps connected lectures, dealing with the philosophy of human affairs. Aristotle is generally regarded as one of the most influential ancient thinkers in a number of philosophical fields, including political theory.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Aristotle Lives Again!
- De Jeff en 02-25-15
De: Aristotle
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Rights of Man
- De: Thomas Paine
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Rights of Man presents an impassioned defense of the Enlightenment principles of freedom and equality that Thomas Paine believed would soon sweep the world. He boldly claimed, "From a small spark, kindled in America, a flame has arisen, not to be extinguished. Without consuming...it winds its progress from nation to nation."
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4 out of 5 stars
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By his voice alone he helped transform the West
- De Darwin8u en 12-23-12
De: Thomas Paine
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The Conquest of Bread
- De: Peter Kropotkin
- Narrado por: Jim D Johnston
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 28
Originally written in French, The Conquest of Bread first appeared as a series of articles in the anarchist journal Le Révolté. It was first published in Paris with a preface by Élisée Reclus, who also suggested the title. Between 1892 and 1894, it was serialized in part in the London journal Freedom, of which Kropotkin was a co-founder. In the work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the defects of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism and why he believes they thrive on and maintain poverty and scarcity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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If we were all perfect. That's a big if.
- De DesmoProfundis en 06-07-21
De: Peter Kropotkin
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The Conquest of Bread
- De: Pyotr Kropotkin
- Narrado por: Peter Kenny
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 398
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 328
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 322
In The Conquest of Bread, first published in 1892, Kropotkin set out his ideas on how his heightened idealism could work. It was all the more extraordinary because he was born into an aristocratic land-owning family - with some 1,200 male serfs - though from his student years his liberal views and his fixation on the need for social change saw him take a revolutionary path. This led rapidly to decades of exile. It is a passionate, even a fierce polemic for dramatic social change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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“All is for All”
- De Gabriel en 01-02-19
De: Pyotr Kropotkin
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Anarchy
- De: Errico Malatesta
- Narrado por: Caroline Collins
- Duración: 1 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
"Anarchy" (1907) is a political classic written by famous anarchist Errico Malatesta. "Anarchy is a word which comes from the Greek, and signifies, strictly speaking, without government: the state of a people without any constituted authority. Before such an organization had begun to be considered possible and desirable by a whole class of thinkers, so as to be taken as the aim of a party (which party has now become one of the most important factors in modern social warfare)."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Malatesta is a Fantastic writer.
- De Elly en 08-28-21
De: Errico Malatesta
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The Constitution of Liberty
- The Definitive Edition
- De: Ronald Hamowy - Edited by, F. A. Hayek
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 20 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 96
The Constitution of Liberty is considered Hayek's classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty, ideals that he believes have guided - and must continue to guide - the growth of Western civilization. Here, Hayek defends the principles of a free society, casting a skeptical eye on the growth of the welfare state and examining the challenges to freedom posed by an ever-expanding government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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very detailed and important
- De Big Kyle 570 en 06-17-20
De: Ronald Hamowy - Edited by, y otros
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
- De: Edmund Burke
- Narrado por: Bernard Mayes
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 204
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 198
This famous treatise began as a letter to a young French friend who asked Edmund Burke’s opinion on whether France’s new ruling class would succeed in creating a better order. Doubtless the friend expected a favorable reply, but Burke was suspicious of certain tendencies of the Revolution from the start and perceived that the revolutionaries were actually subverting the true "social order". Blending history with principle and graceful imagery with profound practical maxims, this book is one of the most influential political treatises in the history of the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good historical perspective
- De CMC en 08-30-14
De: Edmund Burke
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The Wisdom of Life, Counsels and Maxims
- De: Arthur Schopenhauer
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
'The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.' Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century because his humanistic, atheistic, if pessimistic views chimed with a new secularism that was emerging from a Western society dominated by religion. Despite his rather forbidding image (and a few outdated views), he is one of the most approachable German philosophers, and this is certainly evident in these two key works, The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims.
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5 out of 5 stars
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depressingly hopeful
- De Sebastian huerta en 06-22-17
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Utilitarianism
- De: John Stuart Mill
- Narrado por: Fleet Cooper
- Duración: 3 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 124
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A dramatic reading of JSM's 'Utilitarianism'
- De Darwin8u en 12-24-12
De: John Stuart Mill
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Adam Smith
- Father of Economics
- De: Jesse Norman
- Narrado por: Jesse Norman
- Duración: 13 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
A dazzlingly original account of the life and thought of Adam Smith, the greatest economist of all time. In Adam Smith, political philosopher Jesse Norman dispels the myths and caricatures, and provides a far more complex portrait of the man. Offering a highly engaging account of Smith's life and times, Norman explores his work as a whole and traces his influence over two centuries to the present day. Finally, he shows how a proper understanding of Smith can help us address the problems of modern capitalism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most excellent book!
- De Harish G. Naik en 03-02-19
De: Jesse Norman
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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals
- De: Immanuel Kant, Thomas Kingsmill Abbott - translator
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 3 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 172
Immanuel Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, first published in 1785, lays out Kant's essential philosophy and defines the concepts and arguments that would shape his later work. Central to Kant's doctrine is the categorical imperative, which he defines as a mandate that human actions should always conform to a universal, unchanging standard of rational morality.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Categorical Imperatives for Everyone
- De Darwin8u en 04-04-17
De: Immanuel Kant, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre An Essay on the Principle of Population
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- Richard B.
- 01-13-21
Excellent narration of this classic work
As far as I understand, this is the first edition (1798) of the Essay, which Malthus later expanded and made more nuanced, but that makes this version all the more readable. Annette Grayson's narration, rich with intonation and conviction, was also instrumental to make this very easy to follow as an audio book. I tried Gareth Armstrong's narration from Audible Studios, I just could not comfortably listen despite Armstrong's seeming proficiency as a narrator; it was just too stilted.
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