Lecture series · recorded 2011
Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism
Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism is a free lecture series (27 recordings, 34.2 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Jörg Guido Hülsmann.
Hülsmann's sweeping intellectual biography of Ludwig von Mises.Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Read the book: Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism by Jörg Guido Hülsmann, free to download here.
Cover painting: Ludwig von Mises boards a train leaving Vienna for Geneva, October 1934. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Preface to 'Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism' 2011
Preface Narrated by Paul Strikwerda .
Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies
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1. Roots 2011
From Part I: Young Ludwig. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies
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Read the book chapter 3,973 words
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2. School Years 2011
From Part I: Young Ludwig. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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3. Alma Mater Rudolphina 2011
From Part I: Young Ludwig. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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4. Fin de siècle Economic Science 2011
From Part II: The Austrian School. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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5. Early Professions 2011
From Part II: The Austrian School.Narrated by Paul Strikwerda. [1:03:14]
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6. Treatise on Money 2011
From Part II: The Austrian School. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewMoney and BankingBiographies
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7. The Great War 2011
From Part III: Officer, Gentleman, Scholar. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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8. Nation, State, and Economy 2011
From Part III: Officer, Gentleman, Scholar. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies
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9. 1919 2011
From Part III: Officer, Gentleman, Scholar.Narrated by Paul Strikwerda. [1:25:54]
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10. A Copernican Shift 2011
From Part III: Officer, Gentleman, Scholar. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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11. A Treatise on Socialism 2011
From Part III: Officer, Gentleman, Scholar. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewOther Schools of ThoughtBiographies
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12. Winds of War 2011
From Part III: Officer, Gentleman, Scholar. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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13. A System of Political Philosophy 2011
From Part IV: Mises in His Prime. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryBiographies
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14. Booms 2011
From Part IV: Mises in His Prime. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewBiographiesBooms and Busts
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15. Crises 2011
From Part IV: Mises in His Prime. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies
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16. The Geneva Years 2011
From Part V: Mises in Geneva. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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17. A Treatise on Economics 2011
From Part V: Mises in Geneva. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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18. Émigré in New York 2011
From Part VI: Mises in America. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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19. Birth of a Movement 2011
From Part VI: Mises in America. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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20. Human Action and Its Consequences 2011
From Part VI: Mises in America. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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21. The Epistemological Case for Capitalism 2011
From Part VI: Mises in America. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyBiographies
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22. Fragmentation of the Movement 2011
From Part VI: Mises in America. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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23. Last Years 2011
From Part VI: Mises in America. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
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Epilogue to 'Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism' 2011
Epilogue Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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Recording dates, summaries and topics for 25 of these 27 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism, checked 2026-09-27.
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- 2011, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
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- Yes. Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism by Jörg Guido Hülsmann is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
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