Comments on: The Third Morning in Salamanca

By: Jose L. San Vicente

Jose L. San Vicente — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:31:46 +0000

Very good report, Jeff.

You have been an excellent scribe of the event at Salamanca. You just forgot mentioning the wonderful gregrorian singing, by one of the speakers in his talk.

And, yeah, Bastos Bobueta takes no prisoners…

By: J Cortez

J Cortez — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:29:28 +0000

Is the commenter, miguel anxo bastos boubeta, the same speaker at the Salamanca conference? Can anybody verify this?

I hope to see Bastos Boubeta’s material on this site soon. The man sounds like he takes no prisoners.

By: Fephisto

Fephisto — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:48:33 +0000

Jeff, were you Garet Garrett in your previous life? I notice a knack for article writing :p.

By: miguel anxo bastos boubeta

miguel anxo bastos boubeta — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:57:23 +0000

St Augustine was not an anarchit. He oly exposes the evil nature of state and compare it with a gang of thiefs. But he has not a positive view of the state. Nor other authors in this tradition like Oppenheimer or recently Tilly were anarchists. They highlight the evil origins of the state and like it has not an inmaculate origin. About this tradition is interesting Martin SickerÂ´s book : The genesis of the state. In one capitle he expounds the roots of this intelelectual tradition.

By: newson

newson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:20:05 +0000

jeff,
how come oppenheimer’s work is not part of mises.org’s pdf collection? it’s in the public domain.

http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=1662&Itemid=27

By: Bruce Koerber

Bruce Koerber — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:16:28 +0000

To Francisco Capella,

It’s True: Economics And Ethics Are Inseparable!

The best way to confirm this truth in your mind is to read the fifteen axioms of the positive ethical system that I laid out in my book, ETHICS of the Divine Economy.

Axiom

#1. Humans carry their thoughts into the realm of action.

#2. Being a seeker after truth is part of the human operating system.

#3. The definition of praxeology used in the divine economy theory is â€˜purposeful action by spiritual beings’ and it is interwoven with ethics.

#4. Every human being decides what is best for himself (herself) and this decision is referred to as â€˜subjective’ rather than as â€˜selfish’ (a term which has too many biases associated with it).

#5. What catches the attention of human beings is the appearance of the names and attributes of God.

#6. The content of our actions is the conveyance of the names and attributes of God.

#7. Humans are interested in the science and the art of existence.

#8. Our human limit is the point where a higher kingdom is reached, one that is incomprehensible to the lower kingdom.

#9. The Word of God extends our knowledge of spiritual concepts.

#10. The first and foremost ethic for the divine economy is trust in God.

#11. The ethics between the macro and the micro level is seamless.

#12. Acquisition of virtues constitutes private property.

#13. Human rights are property rights and property rights are human rights.

#14. Production is a human creation, emulating God, the Creator.

#15. Pure entrepreneurship is the discovery of something from nothing.

There is no longer any wavering on this issue. It is what it is – and that is – economics and ethics are inseparable!

By: HL

HL — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:35:30 +0000

How wonderful. Many thanks. May I not miss another conference….

By: Savannah Liston

Savannah Liston — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:35:54 +0000

Mr. Tucker, can you give me some references to materials that discuss and cover the belief that St. Augustine was, in fact, an anarchist? You said, “It regards the state as universally bad. The state loots and destroys and nothing else, all in the name of some abstract common good. This view regards the state as a predator born in conquest. Perhaps the first person to have this view was St. Augustine.” Can you tell me where I can get more information on this subject?

By: Chrysotheras

Chrysotheras — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:24:36 +0000

I enjoyed this summary very much! Thank you!

On a more personal note, my preference goes to Bastos-Bubetta’s views on the State-Central bank osmotic relationship. Wish I was also there for the applause….

BTW. the following argument “The more certain we are about our future, less cash we need to keep on hand or the less liquidity we desire. The less uncertain we are about the future, the more we need cash and the more liquidity we need…” is a tautology.

it should read:
“The more certain we are about our future, less cash we need to keep on hand or the less liquidity we desire. The more uncertain we are about the future, the more we need cash and the more liquidity we need.”

Keep up the good work Jeff.

By: Dan Murray

Dan Murray — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:52:59 +0000

Wonderful reporting on the conference. Thank you very much for these posts.

By: Alicia Alvarez

Alicia Alvarez — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:13:35 +0000

Thank you Jeff for the three magnificent summaries. Now I don’t have the excuse to say that I forgot what I heard during the three days