Philosophy, Libertarianism, History

The Evolution Of Herbert Spencer

The British philosopher Herbert Spencer was a vital player in the developement of theories of evolution in the 19th century. It's important to note that Spencer was one of the first proponents of the theory of socio-cultural evolution, and social...

Posted Wed, Jan 28 2009 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Utilitarianism, Social Evolution, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Human Nature, History, Marxism, Herbert Spencer

Lysander Spooner: Libertarian Hero

The American individualist anarchist Lysander Spooner was one of the last natural law philosophers of the 19th century, and his crowning achievement is arguably the total demolition of the myth of the social contract. Spooner applied a libertarian theory...

Posted Wed, Jan 28 2009 by Brainpolice | with no comments

Filed under: Anarchism, Constitution, Thomas Jefferson, Social Contract, Natural Rights, Libertarianism, Philosophy, History, Murray Rothbard, Egoism, Max Stirner, Benjamin Tucker, Natural Law, Lysander Spooner

Remembering Proudhon

Many contemporary libertarians may be mystified at Proudhon being considered a libertarian, but Proudhon was undoubtably the first genuinely libertarian socialist. Proudhon's political philosophy represents a synthesis of sorts between classical liberalism...

Posted Tue, Jan 27 2009 by Brainpolice | 20 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Philosophy, History, Mutualism, Communism, Proudhon, Kropotkin, Bakunin

Walter Block: Wrong on Religion

Walter Block recently wrote an article at LewRockwell.com on the topic of religion and state. He critisizes what he considers to be an irrational hatred of religion that many libertarians have apparently inherented from Ayn Rand. While he is an atheist...

Posted Thu, Jun 19 2008 by Brainpolice | 8 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Objectivism, Altruism, Religion, Atheism, Libertarianism, Philosophy, History, Monarchy

The Nail in the Coffin of "The Right"

It is common for many libertarians, especially those in America, to assume that they have a natural alliance with "the right". This is based on certain assumptions, such as the notion that contemporary libertarianism grew out of the old American...

Posted Fri, Apr 25 2008 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)

Filed under: Racism, Collectivism, Religion, Capitalism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, conservatism, Corporatism, liberalism, Nationalism, History

Two Philosophies of History

Political philosophies often involve views of history. There seems to be two fundamental views of history, as I have touched on in " Traditionalism as Stagnation " and " Radicalism and Moderation ". These two views are what I would...

Posted Sat, Apr 12 2008 by Brainpolice | with no comments

Filed under: Social Evolution, Slavery, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Human Nature, History

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