Ten Principles of Classical Liberalism Video
Mr. Stolyarov was recently asked to attempt a formulation of ten crucial principles of classical liberalism, the worldview which animated the American Revolution, the European Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and the libertarian revival of free-market thought in the mid-to-late twentieth
century. Classical liberalism - even when it is not explicitly espoused - still has considerable residual influence on the political and economic institutions of the Western world and is having an increasing impact outside the West as well.
See these principles in essay form here:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2370160/ten_principles_of_classical_liberalism.html?singlepage=true&cat=4
Sincerely,
Gennady Stolyarov II
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Nonoyawns: Good overview. Very informative, but smartly concise.
burnhippiesforfuel: same here.
lunaris19: Excellent summary, Mr. Stolyarov.
Gogonostop: I agree. A very nice video as well.
dewonthegrass: I favourited this video to think more over these pronciples and to have them handy as an argument if I need it.
RaminHAL9001: Excellent work, sir. Also, I disagree with some of the other comments, I don't think classical liberalism is entirely contrary to modern liberalism, but the two philosophies are certainly not the same. I think very important debates arise between the classic and modern liberalism when considering two things in particular: the extent of the governments regulation on the free market to ensure fair and free competition, and at what point do taxes change from social contract to government coercion.
monkeymox: I disagree about the use of force in retaliation. Retaliation suggests that the initial act of aggression has already been concluded, and so any additional force on the part of the victim becomes nothing more than revenge; the victim has no right to exact revenge in any form, given that it may be disproportionate to the initial act from the perspective of an objective observer. Perhaps I'm just playing with semantics, however defend and retaliate seem to me like entirely different concepts.
wakkacraft: I can agree with most of those, but when I think about how those ideals were twisted by people in the free market I get a bad taste in my mouth.
TBonePickensetc: Classic liberals.. and that includes Libertarians as to many of their belief systems believe in the dog and pony show of Adam Smith economics... same as the communists. Huh?... thats right, its based on Keynesian carrot and stick, with money reward. The future, if there is one is Technocracy technate design. That is using an energy accounting system instead of money. Money as an arbiter of judgement depends on contract society and fake democracy special interest. Google Technocracy technate.
stratvic: Principle 2. Does the definition of legitimately mean legally and therefore subject to arbitrarily whims of lawmakers? Or does it mean obtained through means other than violence and coercion?
lengthyounarther: Whats your take on intelectual property/copyright/pattents? This is something alot of libertarians disagree on. I for one do not think ideas and knowlege meet the criteria of property.
senoctar: Unfortunately we do not live in a utopia. Ideas and knowledge do not require (significant) resources to be passed on. When you buy a book online, the bandwidth used is practically insignificant relative to the price of the book. So you actually pay something virtual. Even so, if you were the author of that book you would think otherwise. In a monetary-based society these copyrights are a must, however they are now being exploited beyond their purpose.
GStolyarovII: Thank you!
GStolyarovII: Thank you!
GStolyarovII: I appreciate the favorite!
GStolyarovII: Thank you for your kind words and your comments!
GStolyarovII: Legitimacy is the same as adherence to the natural rights of all human beings. It is desirable for laws to be legitimate, but not all laws are. The laws which violate natural law are not legitimate.
GStolyarovII: Thank you for your kind words!
GStolyarovII: This is quite an involved issue, and it deserves a video devoted specifically to it. Someday, I will make such a video. I am generally inclined to agree with Stephan Kinsella's position in his essay, "Against Intellectual Property," although it took me some time to become persuaded by his arguments. Nonetheless, you are correct in stating that many classical liberals and libertarians disagree on this issue, so I have chosen to omit it from these broad principles.
lengthyounarther: Thanks, I didnt mean to imply that is should be included in this video, only that I would be interested in your stance on the issue, since, as you know its one of the few issues on which there is actually alot of disagreement among libertarians/classical liberals.
Amy31415: Beautifully done. I only wish we were just arguing the minutiae of libertarian philosophy, rather than outright violating it every day by taking from others, allowing our gov't to murder in our name, etc. etc.
stratvic: I take your meaning... but not everyone will read it that way. Legitimacy for many means legal (with government permission).
PureLiberalRadio: Brilliant, naturally. But I have to get back to you on this one, Gennady! :-)
globalchaos1984: Great video, thanks!
ireland2day: There is only ONE Liberal principle as practiced in todays modern push for Multi-culti and turning all humans into one single Globalised mass of faceless consumer morons. It is the principle of " We supply you with phoney PC freedom and diversity mealy mouthed soundbites and when you are thus distracted we steal all your money (your history, your identity, your culture.) There are no Liberals in corporate business, and thus there is no liberalism in practice other than empty phrases. A Fraud.
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