Atlas Intellectuals

Mises, *Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis* [Atlas Intellectuals]

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In this unit of our self-paced course on Socialism, we start with a 7-point summary of Ludwig von Mises’s classic Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, focusing on socialism’s economic inconsistencies. Mises compares the principles of Socialism and Liberal-Capitalism and finds they differ not in their aims, but in their understanding of justice and the […]

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Capitalism Data [Atlas Intellectuals]

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Here we bring you the last week from the Atlas Intellectuals course on Capitalism. We will show you some Capitalism Data and Indices from all over the world. To supplement the theory and history of capitalism, we now provide data on more and less capitalistic economies. Which are most open to entrepreneurship? Most respectful of property

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Vladimir Lenin, “How to Organize Competition” [Atlas Intellectuals]

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This unit of the self-paced course on Socialism focuses on a theorist, revolutionary, and a leading figure in the October Revolution and the foundation of the Soviet Union. See our Executive Summary of Vladimir Lenin’s “How to Organize Competition”: ‘to achieve competitive socialism, Lenin urges that all the “vermin” be eradicated in Russia. War must

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David Kelley, “Objectivity: Metaphysical and Epistemological” [Atlas Intellectuals]

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This unit of the Atlas Intellectuals course on Objectivity features David Kelley (Ph.D., Princeton University) on “Objectivity: Metaphysical and Epistemological”. Dr. Kelley is the founder of The Atlas Society. In this lecture, he distinguishes between objective, subjective, and intrinsic approaches to thinking and argues that objectivity is a cardinal human value. The concept of objectivity has two meanings:

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Socialists Define Socialism [Atlas Intellectuals]

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Introducing this new Atlas Intellectuals course on Socialism we will consider how Socialists define Socialism throughout the years Karl Marx, Henri de Saint-Simon, Robert Heilbroner and more. The full course: https://www.atlassociety.org/course/socialism Other Atlas Intellectuals courses on Capitalism, Objectivity, Money, Robotics, and more: https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/atlas-intellectuals

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Stephen Hicks, “A Primer on Objective Journalism” [Atlas Intellectuals]

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This week of the self-paced course on Objectivity features Stephen Hicks’s primer on Objective Journalism. “Objectivity means being committed to the facts and to using one’s mind as best one can to discover and interpret them. Journalistic objectivity includes being open to all the facts, doing research to discover the facts, verifying claims, and to integrating logically

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Tara Smith, “Objective Law” [Atlas Intellectuals]

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In this week of the self-paced course on Objectivity we feature Tara Smith’s “Objective Law”. Smith (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University) is professor of philosophy at the University of Texas and author of Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Our Executive Summary gives eight key points from Smith’s 13-page article. The full course

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J. S. Mill, “Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion” [Atlas Intellectuals]

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This unit of our self-paced course on Objectivity, we feature John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty with its powerful attack on censorship in all forms. Mill argues passionately for objectivity and intellectual diversity in liberal education. See the Executive Summary here. The full course on Objectivity: https://www.atlassociety.org/course/objectivity Other Atlas Intellectuals courses on Capitalism, Postmodernism, Money, Robotics,

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