Liberty Fund
Encyclopedia
Liberty Fund, Inc. is a private, educational foundation established and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana
, USA
. It is dedicated to the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. Ideas about free market
s, limited government
, and individual liberty are the focal points for the discussions and conversations which Liberty Fund fosters in its conferences, publication
efforts, and website activities. It attracts readers and conference participants who are interested in exploring further the classical liberal
tradition which have evolved over the past few centuries.
businessman and lawyer Pierre F. Goodrich (1894-1973) and is based in Indianapolis.
The co-sponsoring institutions include bodies such as the Acton Institute, the Bill of Rights Institute
, the Institute for Humane Studies
, the Instituto Liberal, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute
, the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
, the Property and Environment Research Center
(PERC), the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, the McConnell Center
, and the Universidad Francisco Marroquin
.
Some of the noteworthy volumes which have appeared include a number of collections of scholarly significance such as the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith
(7 vols.), the Sraffa edition of the Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo
(11 vols.), Liberty Fund’s Natural Law and Enlightenment Series (31 of a projected 44 vols.), and the Historical-Critical Edition of Alexis de Tocqueville
’s Democracy in America
(4 vols.).
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is dedicated to the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. Ideas about free market
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
s, limited government
Limited government
Limited government is a government which anything more than minimal governmental intervention in personal liberties and the economy is generally disallowed by law, usually in a written constitution. It is written in the United States Constitution in Article 1, Section 8...
, and individual liberty are the focal points for the discussions and conversations which Liberty Fund fosters in its conferences, publication
efforts, and website activities. It attracts readers and conference participants who are interested in exploring further the classical liberal
Classical liberalism
Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets....
tradition which have evolved over the past few centuries.
History
Liberty Fund was founded in 1960 by the IndianaIndiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
businessman and lawyer Pierre F. Goodrich (1894-1973) and is based in Indianapolis.
Co-Sponsored Program
Liberty Fund and its co-sponsoring institutions conduct educational programs in order to advance the exploration of liberty and the ideal of a free and responsible society. The conferences are focused on text-based Socratic discussion, but may also feature lectures, panel presentations, and roundtable discussions. The participants at these programs are typically undergraduate students, graduate students, high school teachers, non-academic professionals, or academics.The co-sponsoring institutions include bodies such as the Acton Institute, the Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute is a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, which produces instructional materials and conducts educational programs around the United States for teachers and students...
, the Institute for Humane Studies
Institute for Humane Studies
The Institute for Humane Studies is a classical liberal non-profit organization whose stated mission is “to support the achievement of a freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of talented students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty and in...
, the Instituto Liberal, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc., or ', is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1953 as the Intercollegiate Society of Individualists...
, the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs is a conservative academic center at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, dedicated by Ronald Reagan on May 9, 1983.It is named for the late Congressman John M...
, the Property and Environment Research Center
Property and Environment Research Center
The Property and Environment Research Center, or PERC, is a free market environmentalist think tank based in Bozeman, Montana, United States. Established in 1982 as the Political Economy Research Center, PERC is dedicated to original research on market approaches to resolving environmental problems...
(PERC), the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, the McConnell Center
McConnell Center
The McConnell Center is an endowed institution created in 1991 by U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, and the University of Louisville.The McConnell Center's mission includes four major components:* The McConnell Scholars Program*Public Lecture Series...
, and the Universidad Francisco Marroquin
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Universidad Francisco Marroquín is a private, secular, university in Guatemala City, Guatemala. According to the school's website, "the mission of Universidad Francisco Marroquín is to teach and disseminate the ethical, legal and economic principles of a sociey of free and responsible persons."...
.
Publishing
Through its publishing program over the past three decades, Liberty Fund has made available almost 400 titles in the fields of history, politics, philosophy, law, education, and economics.Some of the noteworthy volumes which have appeared include a number of collections of scholarly significance such as the Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
(7 vols.), the Sraffa edition of the Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo
David Ricardo
David Ricardo was an English political economist, often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith, and John Stuart Mill. He was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator,...
(11 vols.), Liberty Fund’s Natural Law and Enlightenment Series (31 of a projected 44 vols.), and the Historical-Critical Edition of Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution . In both of these works, he explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in...
’s Democracy in America
Democracy in America
De la démocratie en Amérique is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. A "literal" translation of its title is Of Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America...
(4 vols.).
See also
- Federalist SocietyFederalist SocietyThe Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives seeking reform of the current American legal system in accordance with a textualist and/or originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution...
- Cato InstituteCato InstituteThe Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane, who remains president and CEO, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc., the largest privately held...
- Constitution SocietyConstitution SocietyThe Constitution Society is a nonprofit educational organization headquartered in Austin, Texas, U.S., founded in 1994 by Jon Roland, a self-employed computer and management consultant...
- Independent InstituteIndependent InstituteThe Independent Institute is a libertarian think tank based in Oakland, California. Founded in 1986 byDavid J. Theroux , the Institute sponsors studies of major political, social, economic, legal, environmental and foreign policy issues. It has more than 140 research fellows. The Institute was...
- Independence InstituteIndependence InstituteThe Independence Institute is a conservative think tank based in Golden, Colorado. Founded in 1985, the Institute " expertise education, the environment, transportation, personal freedom, government reform, local government, and criminal justice."- Current Staff :As of June 2010, the Independence...
- Library of Economics and LibertyLibrary of Economics and LibertyThe Library of Economics and Liberty is a free online library of economics books and articles from a libertarian view and is sponsored by the private Liberty Fund.-Content:...