Wednesday, February 7, 2007

The Machinery of Freedom, episodes 1 to 7

The Machinery of Freedom episode 1- Introduction to Market Anarchy
Wherein the show is introduced, Market Anarchy is defined, Anarchy is explained, the market is explained, the State's efficacy is debunked, and the Market Anarchist (non-)vision for society is expounded upon.
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The Machinery of Freedom episode 2- The Moral Argument
Wherein morality is defined, the Moral Argument and universality are explained and applied to the actions of State agents, the Non-Coercion Argument is explained, and objections are dispatched.

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The Machinery of Freedom episode 3- Applying the Moral Argument
Wherein the Moral Argument is applied to such fields as war, immigration, taxes, democracy, the law, and so on.

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The Machinery of Freedom episode 4- Our Enemy, the "Common Good"
Wherein the construct of the "common good" is exposed, State functions are debunked, and the Argument from the State of Nature is deployed.

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The Machinery of Freedom episode 5- The Joys of Epistemology
Wherein the equality of epistemology and morality is unraveled, the basic principles of rationality are discussed, the Burden of Proof argument is explained, the topic of morality is cleared up, and the Argument for Freedom is explained.

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The Machinery of Freedom episode 6- Know Anarchy, Know Morality
Wherein I make many analogies between statism and religion, and discuss various points which prove that morality is only compatible with Market Anarchy, including: that statism is based on fear, altruism as moral confusion, collectivism leads to relativism, and the law cannot entail moral obligation.

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The Machinery of Freedom episode 7- Rights and Aggression
Wherein the Non-Aggression Principle and the Chosen Aggression Principle are compared and contrasted, and Hoppe's Argumentation Ethics, the Argument from Estoppel and the failure of rights-skepticism are expounded.

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