Lilburne @ Mises

New Issue of Human Action Comics: Opportunity Cost and the Entrepreneur

2009-11-12T01:56:00Z

On Summa Anthropica....(read more)

Updated: Human Action Comics #1... Now Infused With Scarcity!

2009-11-10T04:36:00Z

At Summa Anthropica......(read more)

Summa Anthropica Moving Update

2009-11-03T03:12:00Z

Again due to technical reasons, the new home of Summa Anthropica is... anthropica.blogspot.com I've finished copying all of my posts to there. However, many of the links in the articles still point here....(read more)

Summa Anthropica is Moving

2009-10-26T22:51:00Z

Due to technical reasons, the new home of Summa Anthropica is... anthropica.blogspot.com Most old posts are still to be found here only, until I get everything transferred....(read more)

A Rather Politically Convenient "Rethinking" on Cancer Screening

2009-10-22T18:41:00Z

On Summa Anthropica (at its new home)...(read more)

Human Action Comics #4: Capital Theory

2009-10-18T06:06:00Z

On Picassa and Facebook ....(read more)

Human Action Comics #3: Marginal Theory of Value

2009-10-14T04:44:00Z

On Picassa . On Facebook ....(read more)

Lilburne on Facebook

2009-10-13T05:40:00Z

Lilburne II Create Your Badge If you're a libertarian, feel free to friend me!...(read more)

Human Action Comics #2: Subjective Theory of Value

2009-10-13T03:59:00Z

Check it out ; Karl Marx makes a cameo....(read more)

Human Action Comics #1: The Basics

2009-10-12T05:31:00Z

Introducing... Issue #1 covers the basics....(read more)

Society Versus State in Seven Epochs

2009-09-25T17:33:00Z

I perceive political history as Murray Rothbard and Albert Jay Nock perceived it: as a struggle between free society and the state. 1 I do not pretend to be an impartial observer of that struggle. As an amateur historian I aim to be what Lord Acton called a "hanging judge", freely condemning acts of evil, as well as extolling acts of virtue. In my analysis of history, I aim to "hang" the criminals who fill the ranks of the state, commiserate with their victims, congratulate the...(read more)

On Socialism

2009-09-18T15:36:00Z

Socialism inevitably leads to destitution and famine in direct proportion to the thoroughness with which it is applied. This has been shown to be true historically, with or without Marxist ideology or 20th century totalitarianism. It has starved 17th century colonists in Virginia and Plymouth just as thoroughly as it did Russian peasants under Lenin. It has also been shown to be true theoretically, from Aristotle's elucidation of the free rider problem to Ludwig von Mises's insight regarding...(read more)

Character as Inverse Time Preference

2009-09-13T19:13:00Z

It is useful to divide "virtuous behavior" into two categories: 1) actions which are motivated by conscience and 2) actions considered virtuous, but which are not motivated by conscience. The first category concerns man's morality . The second concerns man's character . While moral behavior is impelled by urges which are, in a sense, selfless, "acts of character" are impelled urges that are selfish, only the "self" concerned is a "more future" self...(read more)

The Watchmen: Moral Philosophy Face-Off

2009-09-13T17:32:00Z

Note: This is a post a wrote a while ago on another site. Stories featuring super-heroes, like the ancient myths featuring gods, can be an excellent medium for exploring broad issues through allegory. The super-human characters can personify competing ideologies and forces. The movie Watchmen , as well as the comic book by Alan Moore which it was based on, is a superb example of this. I will explore some of the competing ideologies portrayed in the film as a conflict between the characters who are...(read more)

On Refinement and Self-Restraint

2009-09-05T19:07:00Z

There's a monkey in the jungle Watching a vapour trail Caught up in the conflict Between his brain and his tail -Gorillaz A most common conceit among philosophers is the idea that their motivations are fundamentally different from those of the common man. They draw a sharp distinction between the refined pursuits of the mind or soul and the base pursuits of the body. In Hesiod, the Muses, veritable embodiments of the soul's pursuits, denounce shepherds for being "mere bellies"....(read more)