See PFP172.
From the recently-concluded Twelfth Annual Meeting of the PFS, Bodrum, Turkey (Sept. 14–19, 2017).
For others, see the links in the Program, or the PFS YouTube channel, including the growing PFS 2017 YouTube Playlist. Additional media of the proceedings will be released in due course.
See PFP171.
From the recently-concluded Twelfth Annual Meeting of the PFS, Bodrum, Turkey (Sept. 14–19, 2017).
For others, see the links in the Program, or the PFS YouTube channel, including the growing PFS 2017 YouTube Playlist. Additional media of the proceedings will be released in due course.
See PFP170.
From the recently-concluded Twelfth Annual Meeting of the PFS, Bodrum, Turkey (Sept. 14–19, 2017).
For others, see the links in the Program, or the PFS YouTube channel, including the growing PFS 2017 YouTube Playlist. Additional media of the proceedings will be released in due course.
From the recently-concluded Twelfth Annual Meeting of the PFS, Bodrum, Turkey (Sept. 14–19, 2017). Transcript available here.
For others, see the links in the Program, or the PFS YouTube channel, including the growing PFS 2017 YouTube Playlist. Additional media of the proceedings will be released in due course.
See PFP185.
“Coming of Age with Murray”, Keynote speech, Mises Institute 35th Anniversary Gala (Oct. 7, 2017).
For related, see
The always-eloquent and prolific Sean Gabb has penned a small write-up of the recently-concluded 2017 PFS Annual Meeting. Sean’s previous profiles and those of others may be found here.
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The Twelfth Conference of the Property and Freedom Society (2017), by Sean Gabb
Bodrum 2017:
The Twelfth Conference of the Property and Freedom Society
Sean Gabb
22nd September 2017
The twelfth conference of the Property and Freedom Society took place last weekend, in the usual place and with the usual enjoyments. The Hotel Karia Princess was about the same as ever, and I believe I was put up in the same room as last year. Bodrum itself was somewhat busier than last year, which must have been a mercy for its tradesmen and hoteliers – though it remains but a shadow of what it was when I first knew it. This year has seen two earthquakes, at least one terrorist attack, a fallen pound and a bitter argument between Berlin and Ankara – none of which was helpful to the tourist trade. This being said, it all made a peaceful stay for those possessed of a steady nerve.
Since I have written at length about the Hotel and the company I find there, I will focus this short record on what was new or otherwise different. My speech, on The Value of the Greek and Roman Classics, I have already published in both video and text versions, so will not summarise here. But it was the first speech of the conference, and was received very kindly. [continue reading…]
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society was held from Thursday, September 14, 2017 (date of arrival) to Tuesday, September 19, 2017 (date of departure), in Bodrum, Turkey, at the Hotel Karia Princess. Those interested in attending future meetings should contact Dr. Hoppe or Mr. Jay Baykal ([email protected]) (Administrative Secretary/Membership), regarding conditions, availability, and requirements.
Speakers and presentations are listed below, with links to YouTube versions of the presentations on the PFS YouTube channel, in particular at the PFS 2017 YouTube Playlist. Audio is available at the Property and Freedom Podcast.
See:
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The Property and Freedom Society (Facebook page) was established in May, 2006 at the initiative of world-renowned libertarian philosopher and Austrian economist Hans-Hermann Hoppe. The Inaugural Meeting and subsequent annual meetings have been held at the Hotel Karia Princess in Bodrum, Turkey. Programmes and video of previous presentations are available here. The PFS is an international society for the promotion of “Austro-Libertarianism,” the economic and social philosophy most prominently represented during the 20th century by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises and his leading American student Murray N. Rothbard, and tying back to the 19th century French economists Frederic Bastiat and Gustave de Molinari. As such, the PFS stands for an uncompromising intellectual radicalism: for justly acquired private property, freedom of contract, freedom of association—which logically implies the right to not associate with, or to discriminate against—anyone in one’s personal and business relations—and unconditional free trade. It condemns imperialism and militarism and their fomenters, and champions peace. In the words of Professor Hoppe in 2010, at the Fifth Annual Meeting:
After the first meeting, 5 years ago, here at the Karia Princess, my plan became more specific still. Inspired by the charm of the place and its beautiful garden, I decided to adopt the model of a salon for the Property And Freedom Society and its meetings. The dictionary defines a salon as “a gathering of intellectual, social, political, and cultural elites under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation.” Take the “political” out of this definition—and there you have it what I have tried to accomplish for the last few years, together with Gülcin, my wife and fellow Misesian, without whose support none of this would be possible: to be hostess and host to a grand and extended annual salon, and to make it, with your help, the most attractive and illustrious salon there is. [Video here and streamed below]
For further information, see:
PFS 2010 – Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Welcoming Remarks. The PFS – After Five Years
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For further information about the PFS and its previous meetings, see the Press & Offsite Material page, and various articles such as:
As noted here, the 2026 Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society will be held from Thursday, September 17, 2026 to Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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“Property does not exist because there are laws, but laws exist because there is property.” — Frédéric Bastiat
“Because the concept of property, for instance, is so basic that everyone seems to have some immediate understanding of it, most people never think about it carefully and can, as a consequence, produce at best a very vague definition. But starting from imprecisely stated or assumed definitions and building a complex network of thought upon them can lead only to intellectual disaster. For the original imprecisions and loopholes will then pervade and distort everything derived from them. To avoid this, the concept of property must first be clarified.” —Hans-Hermann Hoppe, TSC, ch. 2
The Property and Freedom Society (PFS; Facebook) stands for an uncompromising intellectual radicalism: for justly acquired private property, freedom of contract, freedom of association—which logically implies the right to not associate with, or to discriminate against—anyone in one's personal and business relations—and unconditional free trade. It condemns imperialism and militarism and their fomenters, and champions peace. It rejects positivism, relativism, and egalitarianism in any form, whether of "outcome" or "opportunity," and it has an outspoken distaste for politics and politicians. As such it seeks to avoid any association with the policies and proponents of interventionism, which Ludwig von Mises identified in 1946 as the fatal flaw in the plan of the many earlier and contemporary attempts by intellectuals alarmed by the rising tide of socialism and totalitarianism to found an anti-socialist ideological movement. Mises wrote: "What these frightened intellectuals did not comprehend was that all those measures of government interference with business which they advocated are abortive. ... There is no middle way. Either the consumers are supreme or the government."
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