Next Deadline Approacheth!

Memorial Day is past. And, summer as you once knew it is also past! Now, summer means "preparing for the upcoming year". If you are feeling reluctance or cognitive disonance, please note that you chose to enroll in this class!! If there are any questions on "worst case scenario", please reread Genesis!

This is going to be lots of fun, if ya'll start reading and posting and thinking and commenting.

Excellent sources are The Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels And On the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

sharing user names

Is there any way that Michelle and I could share a user name? Michelle's username thing isn't working for some reason. We could put our names at the bottom of our questions so you can tell who is posting. So... do tell. Thank you!
-Michellen

Jules c-3

what are the ultimate aims of socialsim?

"...social justice, greater equality, and security.." But Hayek calls these "merely ideals" which hints that they cannot be completely achieved. (hayek 37)

Jules c-2

What do democracy and socialism have in common? difference?

"Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude. (hayek 29)

Jules C-1

What happened as hope of a completely new society was brought about?

"...Interest in and understanding of the functioning of the existing society rapidly declined; and, with the decline of the understanding of the way in which the free system worked, our awareness of what depended on its existence also decreased. (23-24)" So, if we don't know what depended on its existence, we don't pay attention to it. We eventually forget and later end up in the same place we started.

Hughes C-12

Title your question with your name and the chapter in the title box.

In the label box at the botttom of your "create post" box, please put Hayek, C (for chapter) and the chapter number. When you click on the label link, it will group all of the chapter 1 questions, all of the chapter two questions, etc. This will help immensely when studying!

Sample Question

Label your question with your name and the chapter; thus,

Mr. Hughes Chapter 12 Question
Q: What did the absence of a strong bourgeoisie cause in Germany? A: Lacking a strong bourgeoisie allowed those minority reactionary socialists to eventually gain the support of the majority of Germans, as well as "practically the whold of Germany's youth" (184).

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Cool Website

The following website is extremely helpful, though the language is often esoteric in nature.
http://plato.stanford.edu/ contains everything Stanford University sees as Philosophic. Enjoy.

Welcome to the 2007-2008 Philosophy of Freedom Blog. Evidently, Hayek does not frighten you! As long as we work together, we can learn lots of cool stuff!!! Thanks for accepting the challenge; good luck.