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Liberty Chronicles, Ep. 77: Cannibals All!, with Phil Magness

955 views · Published 23 October 2018 · 48:21 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2018 · News & Politics

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Phil Magness best describes George Fitzhugh as an "eccentric character" because that best frames the intellectual direction of his life. Fitzhugh had an obsession with reading about the medieval world and throughout his life he had contempt for philosophers. He is famous for viewing free society as a failure and he also claimed that "all government is slavery". 

Who is George Fitzhugh? Was he ever a southern planter? What influence did Thomas Carlyle have on Fitzhugh? What were Fitzhugh's religious views? How did Fitzhugh critique feminism? What did Fizthugh find valuable about the feudal relationship?

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