Self-Interest and Social Order in Classical Liberalism: Political Philosophy and Justice

George H. Smith explores two concepts of political philosophy and their respective ideas about justice and a good society.

In This Episode

Originally published in essay form on October 24, 2014.

Narrated by Daniel Hyland.

Host

George H. Smith

George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith’s fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.