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Originally published in German in 1936, The Natural Law is the first work to clarify the differences between traditional natural law as represented in the writings of Cicero, Aquinas, and Hooker and the revolutionary doctrines of natural rights espoused by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Beginning with the legacies of Greek and Roman life and thought, Rommen traces the natural law tradition to its displacement by legal positivism and concludes with what the author calls 'the reappearance' of natural law thought in more recent times. In the seven chapters Rommen explores 'The History of the Idea of Natural Law' and 'The Philosophy and Content of the Natural Law'. In his introduction, Russell Hittinger places Rommen's work in the context of contemporary debate on the relevance of natural law to philosophical inquiry and constitutional interpretation.

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THE SERVILE STATE has endured as his most important political work. The effect of socialist doctrine on capitalist society, Belloc wrote, is to produce a third thing different from either -- the servile state, today commonly called the welfare state.

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In this interview with Bill Jersey, Pejovich reflects on his experience in economics. With insight and humour, he demonstrates the power that empirical cases can bring to bear on theoretical problems. Born in Belgrade under the tyranny of the Nazis, Pejovich spent his early life subject to the despotism of the Communists, but his life was transformed when he moved to the United States as an adult, where he experienced a government based on ideas of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". In the expansive state of Texas, where he made his new home, Pejovich realised his vision of economic freedom and culture vitality. Pejovich is one of the most dynamic and insightful theorists writing on property rights. Some of his books include "The Economics of Property Rights: Towards a Theory of Comparative Systems" and "Law, Informal Rules, and Economic Performance: The Case for Common Law". Approximate running time: 52 minutes.

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Carey is considered one of the most influential contributors to American political thought in the last half-century. On the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., where he is Professor of Government, Carey shares his concerns about such subjects as the foundations of political order, the origins and intent of the American republic, and the ultimate crisis of "derailment" befalling the republic. Interviewer Bruce Frohnen describes Carey as "one of the preeminent interpreters of the nature and history of the American experiment in ordered liberty and self-government". In this DVD, Carey engages viewers as he shares insights and opinions on modern American political thought. Approximate running time: 76 minutes.

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