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S'està carregant… The Law (1850)de Claude Frédéric Bastiat
   No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Spouses' textbook (  ) The_Literary_Jedi | Jun 11, 2021 |  Although obviously dated (first published in 1849), this pamphlet mentions more key ideas of liberalism than I was expecting, and uses some terms that surprised me a bit. For example, I wasn't expecting to read such a scathing critique of “socialism”. Or to find such a clear definition of the State and of State force as necessarily limited to protecting the (pre-existent, natural) rights of individuals (“personality, freedom, and property”) and to prevent injustice, rather than actively pursuing justice. It's a very clear defence of private property, individual projects of life and personal initiative, and an attack on redistribution, tariffs, subsidies, and an ever-expanding government that meddles with every aspect of life. Definitely, I was not expecting to find the word “communism” in the text! I guess I had my historical timing wrong. For example, I had forgot that [b:The Communist Manifesto|30474|The Communist Manifesto|Karl Marx|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1565912767l/30474._SY75_.jpg|2205479] was published just months before (in 1848), so there is that. Also, and according to a very quick search on Wikipedia, terms such as “socialism” are much older than I thought. Overall an interesting read, if nothing else because it is enlightening to learn how many of “modern” dilemmas in economics, political philosophy, and contingent politics, were current 170 years ago, or even before that. ( ) tripu.info | Jan 5, 2021 | A great argument from a French classical liberal (modern libertarian) philosopher of the early 1800s about which matters are proper for the law and state to speak on (defense of life, liberty, and property) and are improper (socialism and resource redistribution.) (  ) octal | Jan 1, 2021 | An amazing book! Almost every sentence rings true, and you want to highlight the whole book. At some points there are a lot of detail on specific persons and ideas in post revolutionary France, but in general the whole book is applicable for all people and all times. A must read! ( ) rendier | Dec 20, 2020 | It's more of an attack on the positions of the author's contemporaries than a reasoned argument for principle. I was hoping for the reasoned argument, but it was full of denouncements and sensational phrasing. It made a few good points, and even made some of them well, but it did not live up to expectations. I hope [b:Harmonies of Political Economy|21462181|Harmonies of Political Economy (Illustrated)|Frédéric Bastiat|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394828000l/21462181._SX50_.jpg|1681384] turns out to be better when I get around to it. ( ) apotheon | Dec 14, 2020 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The Law was originally published as a pamphlet in French in 1850 by Frederic Bastiat. It is his most famous work and was written two years after the third French Revolution of 1848. It defines, through development, a just system of laws and then demonstrates how such law facilitates a free society. Bastiat was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He was notable for developing the important economic concept of opportunity cost. He was the author of many works on economics and political economy, generally characterized by their clear organization, forceful argumentation, and acerbic wit. Born in Bayonne, Aquitaine, France, Bastiat was orphaned at nine and became a ward of his paternal grandparents. At 17, he left school to work in his family's export business. Economist Thomas DiLorenzo suggests that this experience was crucial to Bastiat's later work since it allowed young Frederic to acquire first-hand knowledge of how regulation can affect markets. When Bastiat was 25, his grandfather died, leaving the young man the family estate, thereby providing him with the means to further his theoretical inquiries. After the middle-class Revolution of 1830, Bastiat became politically active and was elected justice of the peace in 1831 and to the Council General in 1832. He was elected to the national legislative assembly after the French Revolution of 1848. His public career as an economist began in 1844 and was cut short by his untimely death in 1850. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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