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The Intellectuals and Politics (November 28, 2008 workshop)

‘The Intellectuals and Politics’. A Lecture held by Marian Panait, researcher at the Romanian Academy Institute of Philosophy.

A critique to the consumer culture (November 21, 2008 workshop)

A workshop on the critical piece written by Sorin Cucerai on consumer culture. Present on Repeat. Meditation on the American Crisis‘.

Three capital errors of libertarianism (November 14, 2008)

A new debate with Dragos Paul Aligica: Three Capital Errors(and Many Other Less Grave) of Libertarianism. The Strengths, Weaknesses and Future of the Libertarian Move‘.

The Status of Classical Liberal Move (November 7, 2008 workshop)

‘Status of the Classical Liberal Move: An Assessment in the Light of the Current Electoral Evolution. What is the meaning of the current electoral evolution in the USA and Romania and what are their implications on the strategies which the classic-liberal move follows. Special guest: Dragos Paul Aligica.

Left-libertarianism (November 1, 2008 workshop)

A political philosophy workshop before Hillel Steiner’s lecture, Tuesday, at the Philosophy Collage. Presented by: Kostea Vica si Ionut Sterpan To read: Barbara Fried – Left Libertarianism: A Review Essay Vallentyne, Steiner, Otsuka – Why Left Libertarianism is Not Incoherent, Indeterminate, or Irrelevant Tom Palmer – Review of An Essay on Rights Hillel Steiner –

The financial crisis (October 17, 2008 workshop)

Is the financial crisis a Capitalism phenomenon unattended to? Some might say agree and go on to link this belief with recommendations of massive government intervention on the financial market. Could it possibly be that the crisis erupted because of the government’s credit expansion policies? Could a new liquidities injection aimed to unclog the system

The relationship between freedom and security (October 10, 2008 workshop)

Saturday, 11 October is the International Day against Governmental Surveillance. There are protests as well; they come as a reaction from the people to some projects of legislative modification which enable governmental secret services to broaden their scope of action. These modifications are reactions to terrorist danger. The hot debate is made on the law

Film Screening – The Jack Bull (July 11, 2008 workshop)

Plot summary: The Jack Bull tells the story of Myrl Redding (John Cusack), a Wyoming horse trader who clashes with Henry Ballard (L.Q. Jones), a fellow rancher, after Ballard abuses two of Myrl’s horses and their Crow Indian caretaker, Billy (Rodney A. Grant). When a local judge throws out Myrl’s complaint, the war he wages

The problem with justice and the restitution of nationalized properties in Post-communist Romania (June 28, 2008 workshop)

A comment session on Emil Socaciu’s doctoral thesis “The problem with justice and the restitution of nationalized properties in Post-communist Romania”. The discussion is on: section 2.2 (Property rights and normal socialization), section 2.3 (What is the moral value of a restitution) and the conclusion section (What we’ve achieved).

From informal social rules to formal institutions (June 13, 2008 workshop)

Vlad Tarko The main psychological ingredient that enables social organization is trust. When trust is present, physical threat is not necessary in order to guarantee agreements, and trades are mutually beneficial. Aggression plays a role in persuading someone to accept to do something that’s not in their interest. Thus, in the absence of trust, we