The continuing relevance of Adam Smith
In order to encourage young scholars interested in the history of political economy and philosophy to engage with the work of the Scottish Enlightenment moral philosopher and economist Adam Smith,…
The Colloque Walter Lippmann
The famous Colloque Walter Lippmann, held in Paris in 1938, was a major meeting of international interdisciplinary scholars to discuss the history, current issues and future of liberalism. It is usually…
The Dispute on Method
As one of the archetypal disputes in the social sciences, the famous “Methodenstreit” (the dispute on method) in German economics which unfolded during the 1880s has received substantial attention from…
Adam Smith @ 300
In recent decades, a new generation of scholars from various disciplines has found fresh angles from which to interpret and work with the thought of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Adam…
The Future of Liberal Democracy
Populism has taken root almost everywhere in the West. It is crucial to understand how it has come about, where its antagonistic worldview, its nativism, its illiberalism and its anti-pluralism…
NOUS Wide Beam: “Immigration and Freedom” with Chandran Kukathas and Margaret Moore
What does the idea of freedom mean for immigration? Can a robust philosophical argument be made for border controls and limiting immigration, from a classical liberal point of view? Beyond…
NOUS Spotlight Wide Beam, 23. March 2021
The Utility of History of Economic Thought: On this topic, Jan Schnellenbach (Cottbus, Germany) interviewed Rüdiger Bachmann (Notre Dame, USA) and Stefan Kolev (Zwickau, Germany) on March 23, 2021, in…
NOUS Wide Beam: “The Utility of History of Economic Thought” with Rüdiger Bachmann and Stefan Kolev
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] NOUS Wide Beam: The Utility of History of Economic Thought, 23 March 2021 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jan Schnellenbach (Cottbus, Germany) interviewed Rüdiger Bachmann (Notre Dame, USA) and Stefan Kolev (Zwickau, Germany) in…