Summary of The Road to Serfdom – Friedrich Hayek
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek (or Friedrich August von Hayek) is a political-economic work that has made a significant impact on society through its promotion of liberalism. Not sure …
Category: Philosophy
Pascal – We will never be happy
Blaise Pascal in his Pensées47–172, notes with coldness: Thus we never live, but we hope to live, and, always disposing ourselves to be happy, it is inevitable that we will …
Plutarch – Living in hiding?
Is it necessary to live a hidden life? Epicurus used the expression “Life hidden.” He was talking about public affairs, i.e. politics. That is, not to interfere in the government …
Saint-Augustin – Two loves made two cities
Saint Augustine distinguishes two cities: the earthly city of the heavenly city Of course, for Saint Augustine, the heavenly city is the most important. For the first city is perishable …
Charron – Sovereignty and the Public Interest
Pierre Charron, in the Sixteenth century proposed a definition of sovereignty close to that of Jean Bodin. Thus, in De la Sagesse, Pierre Charron maintains that sovereignty is a: Perpetual and …
Is justice moral or political?
Is justice Moral or political? We will first study political justice (I), then moral justice (II). You will find definitions of justice, important for knowing what we are talking about, …