A Short History of Man
Progress and Decline
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Millian Quinteros
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A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline represents nothing less than a sweeping revisionist history of mankind, in a concise and listenable volume. Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe skillfully weaves history, sociology, ethics, and Misesian praxeology to present an alternative - and highly challenging - view of human economic development over the ages.
As always, Dr. Hoppe addresses the fundamental questions as only he can. How do family and social bonds develop? Why is the concept of private property so vitally important to human flourishing? What made the leap from a Malthusian subsistence society to an industrial society possible? How did we devolve from aristocracy to monarchy to social democratic welfare states? And how did modern central governments become the all-powerful rulers over nearly every aspect of our lives?
Dr. Hoppe examines and answers all of these often thorny questions without resorting to platitudes or bowdlerized history. This is Hoppe at his best: calmly and methodically skewering sacred cows.
©2015 Ludwig von Mises Institute (P)2016 Ludwig von Mises InstituteWhat listeners say about A Short History of Man
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- 13-10-2020
enlightening
follow along on an amazing journey as we see how mankind became civilised through the introduction of private property norms and how it changed culture forever. a must listen
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- 17-03-2022
fascinating essay on the causes of progress
My favorite part was the first half of the book where HHH talks about the early evolution of intelligence, family, and private property. That was fascinating.
Having read his masterpiece Democracy: The God that Failed, the second half of this essay was already familiar to me, though the reiteration of the arguments was still interesting to hear again.
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