This coming weekend I’ll be presenting my paper on title-transfer and interest for a panel on “Foundations of Libertarian Political Philosophy” at the Austrian Economics Research Conference or AERC (formerly the Austrian Scholars Conference or ASC, though the conference remains as open to non-economics contributions as ever; I guess they just wanted to make clear that “Austrian” refers to a school of thought and not a nationality). I’ll also be chairing a panel on “Libertarianism: Intellectual History and Applications.” Schedule here.
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North By Left
Today and tomorrow I’m attending the Auburn Philosophy Department’s 5th annual conference, this one on “Theoretical Agency: Issues at the Intersections of Freedom and Belief”; schedule here.
After that I’m off to Hanover College, Indiana, at the invitation of John Ahrens, to give two talks, one on Milton Friedman’s critique of corporate social responsibility (for my general take whereon, see here), and one on free-market radical leftism (scroll to the bottom of the poster for what some may consider a tincture of irony).
Death, With Coffee
It’s time for more caffeinated philosophy at Auburn’s Gnu’s Room café/bookstore, as the AU Philosophy Club presents a roundtable discussion on Death this coming Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 5:00. If you plan to attend, arrive early to be sure of a seat (not so much because we are so popular as because the space is so small!). I’ll be presenting the same argument for “bargain basement immortality” that I gave at our last roundtable on death back in 2002 (i.e., I’ll make a case for the conclusion that nobody will ever die, but once you see what I mean you’ll be very disappointed even if you’re convinced).
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 46: When Spontaneous Orders Attack, Part 6
My latest – and belated – contribution to the C4SS symposium on spontaneous order is now up.
Montaigne on Profit and Loss, Part 2
People keep saying this.
They should stop.
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 44: When Spontaneous Orders Attack, Part 5
David Gordon contributes to the C4SS spontaneous order symposium.
A reply from me to all three commentators will follow, probably at the end of the week.