(1.) \u201cWas Molinari a true Anarcho-Capitalist?: An Intellectual History of the Private and Competitive Production of Security\u201d. A paper given at the Libertarian Scholars Conference, NYC, 21 Sept. 2019 [Full paper HTML<\/a> and PDF<\/a> – Slides<\/a> – Handout<\/a> ]. See the abstract of the paper below<\/a>.<\/p>\n (2.) \u201cSome Thoughts on an \u2018Austrian Theory of Film\u2019: Ideas and Human Action in a Film about Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat\u201d. A paper given at the Libertarian Scholars Conference, NYC, 21 Sept. 2019. [Full paper in HTML<\/a> and PDF<\/a> – Slides<\/a> ] [ Screenplay<\/a> – Illustrations<\/a> ].<\/p>\n Abstract: When thinking about the problems a filmmaker faces when trying to make a \u201cmovie of ideas\u201d I was struck by the relevance of the works of two economists, that of Ludwig von Mises\u2019 theory of \u201chuman action\u201d and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat\u2019s theory of \u201cthe seen and the unseen,\u201d in helping the filmmaker think about the problems of depicting economic ideas and economic actions in a visual medium like film. It made me think that perhaps we should develop an \u201cAustrian theory of Film\u201d to help us do this. If there can be a feminist theory of film and a Marxist theory of film, why not an Austrian theory of film?<\/p>\n Mises is relevant because according to his theory of human action people act upon the ideas they have about what their interests are (in many cases these are economic interests), what their alternatives might be, and how best they can attempt to satisfy those interests given their scarce resources and other options. In essence then, human action is based upon the ideas people hold. Bastiat is relevant because the ideas people hold in their heads are a textbook example of what is invisible to outsiders, in other words they are \u201cthe unseen\u201d perhaps even the unseeable, yet the actions which people take based upon the ideas they have about themselves, their interests, and the world around them can be \u201cseen\u201d in the actions they take.<\/p>\n A few questions I pose and attempt to answer are: can the filmmaker use these theories about economic behavior to make an interesting film with economic themes? can the ordinary film viewer correctly infer the ideas which lie behind a person\u2019s choices and actions as depicted in a film? and how subtle should a screenplay writer or director be in giving the viewer hints (or what I cake visual \u201cnudging\u201d)? I use the screenplay I have have written about Bastiat\u2019s activities during the revolution of 1848 and the Second Republic, called \u201cBroken Windows\u201d, to discuss these and other matters. See the screenplay, \u201cBroken Windows\u201d<\/a> and the accompanying \u201cillustrated essay\u201d<\/a> of the life and times of Bastiat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Was Molinari a true Anarcho-Capitalist? (1.) \u201cWas Molinari a true Anarcho-Capitalist?: An Intellectual History of the Private and Competitive Production of Security\u201d. A paper given at the Libertarian Scholars Conference, NYC, 21 Sept. 2019 [Full paper HTML and PDF – Slides – Handout ]. See the abstract of the paper below. 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