William Kline

Dr. William Kline: Entrepreneurship and Liberty [transcript]

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[This short lecture in the Entrepreneurship and Values series was recorded at Rockford University and sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Other series lecturers include Professors Alexei Marcoux, Stephen Hicks, Terry Noel, John Chisholm, Robert Salvino.] Entrepreneurship and Liberty Professor William Kline (University of Illinois, Springfield) What we want to discuss is the relationship between liberty […]

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Dr. William Kline on David Hume — video interview transcript

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Interview conducted at Rockford University by Stephen Hicks and sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Part I Hicks: I’m Stephen Hicks, executive director of CEE, and our guest today is Dr. William Kline, an expert on David Hume, the 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher. He spoke today at Rockford University in the Ethical Theory

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Upcoming talk on How Liberalism Makes You a Better Person

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I’ll be participating in this fun-looking weekend conferenceat the University of Illinois, Springfield. My topic is: Does Free-market Liberalism Make You a Better Person? My abstract is: Advocates of free-market liberalism (FML) often emphasize how it increases people’s wealth and the many material benefits that wealth can bring—better nutrition, education, healthcare, artistic and cultural experiences,

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Entrepreneurship and Values — seven short lectures

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CEE’s Entrepreneurship and Values series includes seven 15-20-minute lectures on foundational issues in entrepreneurship. 1. What Is Entrepreneurship? 2. Unleash Your Inner Company 3. Management and Entrepreneurship 4. What Makes Entrepreneurs Tick? 5. Entrepreneurship and Virtue Ethics 6. Entrepreneurship and Liberty 7. Entrepreneurship and Public Policy The lecturers are all entrepreneurs or university professors —

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Video Interview with Professor William Kline — Transcript

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Interview conducted at Rockford University by Stephen Hicks and sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Hicks: I am Stephen Hicks, executive director of CEE, and with us today is Dr. William Kline, who is Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Illinois in Springfield. Professor Kline is a Philosophy professor, primarily

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William Kline on entrepreneurship and liberty

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Dr. William Kline is professor of philosophy and business at the University of Illinois, Springfield. In this 14-minute video lecture on “Entrepreneurship and Liberty” Professor Kline discusses the relationship between liberty and entrepreneurship. He explains how laws, culture, and economic regulation can infringe upon the freedom of entrepreneurs and inhibit their abilities to innovate. He stresses

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New: Kaizen Weekly Review

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A new feature from the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship: Kaizen Weekly Review. Edited by Virginia Murr, the review highlights news in business ethics and entrepreneurship as well as CEE activities. This week’s inaugural edition features Shawn Klein on Lance Armstrong, Alexei Marcoux’s Business Ethics Journal Review, William Kline on Liberty Studies, entrepreneur Judy Estrin’s

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