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Economic Thought Before Adam Smith

Economic Thought Before Adam Smith is a free lecture series (29 recordings, 26.6 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Murray N. Rothbard.

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Introduction

Murray N. Rothbard · 26:36 · 6.2 MB

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Acknowledgements

Murray N. Rothbard · 3:44 · 978 KB

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03

1. The First Philosopher-Economists: the Greeks

Murray N. Rothbard · 32:45 · 7.6 MB

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1. The First Philosopher-Economists: the Greeks (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:07:13 · 15.5 MB

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2. The Christian Middle Ages

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:04:35 · 14.9 MB

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2. The Christian Middle Ages (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:10:37 · 16.3 MB

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3. From Middle Ages to Renaissance

Murray N. Rothbard · 57:14 · 13.2 MB

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3. From Middle Ages to Renaissance (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 55:12 · 12.7 MB

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4. The Late Spanish Scholastics

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4. The Late Spanish Scholastics (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:04:30 · 14.9 MB

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5. Protestants and Catholics

Murray N. Rothbard · 52:00 · 12.0 MB

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5. Protestants and Catholics (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 55:24 · 12.8 MB

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6. Absolutist Thought in Italy and France

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:02:37 · 14.4 MB

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6. Absolutist Thought in Italy and France (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:00:31 · 14.0 MB

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7. Mercantilism: Serving the Absolute State

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:11:22 · 16.4 MB

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8. French Mercantilist Thought in the 17th Century

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:05:44 · 15.1 MB

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9. The Liberal Reaction Against Mercantilism in Seventeenth Century France

Murray N. Rothbard · 33:42 · 7.8 MB

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9. The Liberal Reaction Against Mercantilism in Seventeenth Century France (continuted)

Murray N. Rothbard · 40:52 · 9.5 MB

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10. Mercantilism and Freedom in England from the Tudors to the Civil War

Murray N. Rothbard · 59:35 · 13.7 MB

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10. Mercantilism and Freedom in England from the Tudors to the Civil War (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 48:54 · 11.3 MB

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11. Mercantilism and Freedom in England from the Civil War to 1750

Murray N. Rothbard · 56:40 · 32.5 MB

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11. Mercantilism and Freedom in England from the Civil War to 1750 (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:01:01 · 35.0 MB

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12. The Founding Father of Modern Economics: Richard Cantillon

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:07:23 · 38.7 MB

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13. Physiocracy in Mid-Eighteenth Century

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:07:01 · 15.4 MB

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14. The Brilliance of Turgot

Murray N. Rothbard · 1:03:14 · 14.6 MB

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15. The Scottish Enlightenment

Murray N. Rothbard · 52:13 · 12.0 MB

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16. The Celebrated Adam Smith

Murray N. Rothbard · 53:22 · 20.9 MB

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16. The Celebrated Adam Smith (continued)

Murray N. Rothbard · 47:03 · 11.9 MB

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17. The Spread of the Smithian Movement

Murray N. Rothbard · 58:09 · 22.6 MB

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Is Economic Thought Before Adam Smith free to listen to?: Yes. All 29 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Economic Thought Before Adam Smith?: 29 recordings, 26.6 hours in total.
Is there a transcript of Economic Thought Before Adam Smith?: Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 200,054 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.