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George H. Smith (1949-2022)

[Created: 23 February, 2023]
[Updated: 19 November, 2024]

About the Author

David Boaz's obituary: "George H. Smith. February 10, 1949 - April 8, 2022" [Online].

About the Texts

Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.

Clicking on the headings "DATE", and "TITLE" will sort the table accordingly. A second click will reverse the order.

 

Key:

  • Article = a single article on a topic
  • Book = a collection of essays or extracts published by LibOrg
  • H = history
  • HI = history of ideas
  • Lecture = a video of a lecture
  • Po = political thought
  • Ph = philosophy
  • Series = a series of essays on the same topic
  • Various
  • Audio = a podcast of a discussion

 

 

Texts in the Collection

 

  DATE TITLE SUBJECT PERIOD TYPE FORMAT
  2012.05

Thomas Hodgskin: Libertarian Extraordinaire

  1. Thomas Hodgskin: Libertarian Extraordinaire, Part 1 (2012.05.29) [Online]
  2. Thomas Hodgskin: Libertarian Extraordinaire, Part 2 (2012.06.05) [Online]
  3. Thomas Hodgskin: Libertarian Extraordinaire, Part 3 (2012.06.12) [Online]
  4. Thomas Hodgskin: Libertarian Extraordinaire, Part 4 (2012.06.19) [Online]
HI 19thC Series HTML
  2017.01

Freethought and Freedom. The Essays of George H. Smith

Freethought and Freedom. The Essays of George H. Smith (Washington, D.C., 2017). A collection of 27 essays which originally appeared on LibOrg. The book is avaialble in a variety of eBook formats.

 HI Various Book

eBooks
  1983.06.01

American History with George Smith

George H. Smith’s lecture series on American history, given at Dartmouth College in 1983 at one of the first Cato Summer Seminars. In "The Turney Collection" at Youtube.

  1. American History, Part One (1983.06.01) [Online]
  2. American History, Part Two (1983.06.01) [Online]
  3. American History, Part Three (1983.06.01) [Online]
H 18thC Lecture Video
  2014.04

A History of Libertarian Ideas

  1. A History of Libertarian Ideas, Part 1 (2013.09.16) [Online]
  2. A History of Libertarian Ideas, Part 2: Liberty of Conscience (2013.10.06) [Online]
  3. A History of Libertarian Ideas, Part 3: Property Rights (2013.11.27) [Online]
HI Various Lecture Video
  2008.01

The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism - articles by George Smith

The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism, ed. Ronald Hamowy (Los Angeles: Sage, 2008. A Project of the Cato Institute). Smith wrote 24 articles:

  1. Abolitionism, pp. 1-2 [Online]
  2. Aquinas, Thomas (c. 1225-1274), p. 18 [Online]
  3. Buckle, Henry Thomas (1821-1862), pp. 41-42 - [Online]
  4. Cantillon, Richard, pp. 47-48 [Online]
  5. Conscience, pp. 88-89 [Online]
  6. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, pp. 115-17 [Online]
  7. Equality, p. 154-56 [Online]
  8. Existentialism, pp. 161-62 [Online]
  9. Freedom of Thought, p. 185-87 [Online]
  10. Hodgskin, Thomas (1787-1869), pp. 227-28 [Online]
  11. Hutcheson, Francis, pp. 231-32 [Online]
  12. Individualism, Methodological, pp. 239-41 [Online]
  13. Mandeville, Bernard (1670-1733), pp. 314-15 [Online]
  14. Mercantilism, pp. 326-28 [Online]
  15. Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943), pp. 364-65 [Online]
  16. Philosophic Radicals, pp. 376-78 [Online]
  17. Physiocracy, pp. 378-79 [Online]
  18. Praxeology, pp. 387-88 [Online]
  19. Progress, pp. 396-98 [Online]
  20. Religion and Liberty, pp. 420-22 [Online]
  21. Senior, Nassau William (1790-1864), pp. 457-58 [Online]
  22. Shaftesbury, Third Earl of (1671-1713), p. 462 [Online]
  23. Social Darwinism, pp. 472-74 [Online]
  24. Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903), pp. 483-85 [Online]
Various Various Article HTML
  2013.05

Among My Favorites: History of Civilization in England, by H. T. Buckle

  1. Among My Favorites: History of Civilization in England, by H. T. Buckle, Part 1 (2013.05.21) [Online]
  2. Among My Favorites: History of Civilization in England, by H. T. Buckle, Part 2 (2013.06.11) [Online]
  3. Among My Favorites: History of Civilization in England, by H. T. Buckle, Part 3 (2013.06.18) [Online]
  4. Among My Favorites: History of Civilization in England, by H. T. Buckle, Part 4 (2013.06.25) [Online]
 HI 19thC Series HTML
  2014.02

Intellectuals and Libertarianism

  1. Intellectuals and Libertarianism: F. A. Hayek (2014.02.28) [Online]
  2. Intellectuals and Libertarianism: Thomas Sowell and Robert Nisbet (2014.03.07) [Online]
 Po 20thC Series HTML
  2012.09

Introducing Anarchism & Justice, by Roy A. Childs, Jr.

The introduction to a collection of essays by Roy Childs entitled Anarchism and Justice edited by George Smith. The volume is available in various eBook formats and includes the following essays:

  1. Anarchism and Justice
  2. Objectivism and the State: An Open Letter to Ayn Rand
  3. The Epistemological Basis of Anarchism: An Open Letter to Objectivists and Libertarians
  4. The Invisible Hand Strikes Back
  5. Anarchist Illusions

Smith's introduction is avaiable online:

  1. Introducing Anarchism & Justice, by Roy A. Childs, Jr., Part 1 (2012.09.18) [Online]
  2. Introducing Anarchism & Justice, by Roy A. Childs, Jr., Part 2 (2012.09.25) [Online]
  3. Introducing Anarchism & Justice, by Roy A. Childs, Jr., Part 3 (2012.10.02) [Online]
  4. Introducing Anarchism & Justice, by Roy A. Childs, Jr., Part 4 (2012.10.09) [Online]
  5. Introducing Anarchism & Justice, by Roy A. Childs, Jr., Part 5 (2012.10.16) [Online]
 Po 20th Article eBooks
  2013.10.29 The Culture of Liberty: Wilhelm von Humboldt (2013.10.29) [Online] HI 18thC Article HTML
  2013.03.05

Lord Acton and the History of Liberty

  1. Lord Acton and the History of Liberty, Part 1 (2013.03.05) [Online]
  2. Lord Acton and the History of Liberty, Part 2 (2013.03.12) [Online]
  3. Lord Acton and the History of Liberty, Part 3 (2013.03.19) [Online]
 HI 19thC Series HTML
  2013.01

Freedom, Rights, and Political Philosophy

  1. Freedom, Rights, and Political Philosophy, Part 1 (2013.01.29) [Online]
  2. Freedom, Rights, and Political Philosophy, Part 2 (2013.02.05) [Online]
  3. Freedom, Rights, and Political Philosophy, Part 3 (2013.02.12) [Online]
  4. Freedom, Rights, and Political Philosophy, Part 4 (2013.02.19) [Online]
  5. Freedom, Rights, and Political Philosophy, Part 5 (2013.02.26) [Online]
 Po Various Series HTML