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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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  1. 01

    Introduction

    Murray N. Rothbard · 26:36 · 6.2 MB

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  2. 02

    Acknowledgements

    Murray N. Rothbard · 3:44 · 978 KB

    Read the transcript 499 words

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  3. 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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  9. 09

    4. The Late Spanish Scholastics

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:14:05 · 17.1 MB

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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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  15. 15

    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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  24. 24

    13. Physiocracy in Mid-Eighteenth Century

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

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  25. 25

    14. The Brilliance of Turgot

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

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  26. 26

    15. The Scottish Enlightenment

    Murray N. Rothbard · 52:13 · 12.0 MB

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  27. 27

    16. The Celebrated Adam Smith

    Murray N. Rothbard · 53:22 · 20.9 MB

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  28. 28

    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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Murray N. Rothbard.

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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.