# Freedom, Rights, and Political Philosophy, Part 1

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/freedom-rights-and-political-philosophy-part-1>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** September 23, 2015

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George H. Smith broadens his discussion of a rights-based theory of freedom with an overview of modern political philosophy.

[Originally published in essay form on January 29, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/freedom-rights-political-philosophy-part-1)

_Narrated by James Foster._