Matt Ridley, The Rational Optimist (Cato Video)

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krazy kaju Posted: Sun, Jan 16 2011 12:32 AM

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A pretty good video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSDW7cnt_jg

Enjoy. (:

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John James replied on Sun, Jan 16 2011 12:43 AM

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Everyone has seen this one, right?:

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Aristippus replied on Sun, Jan 16 2011 12:53 AM

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I like Matt Ridley.  A few years ago - before I had heard of Mises and Rothbard - I read his 'Origins of Virtue', which is about the evolution of human ethics.  Just today I was thinking that I should revisit it and see how it links in with libertarianism.

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krazy kaju replied on Sun, Jan 16 2011 8:01 PM

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^ Are there any online videos where Ridley talks about his "Origins of Virtue?"

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Aristippus replied on Sun, Jan 16 2011 11:36 PM

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Not that I know of.  It came out a few years before youtube etc. existed so if he did any promotional talks for it they are probably forgotten.  I highly recommend the book though (it's only $10 or so on Amazon); it actually concludes that man is basically libertarian.