Dr. William Kline is professor of philosophy and business at the University of Illinois, Springfield. In this 14-minute video lecture on “Entrepreneurship and Liberty” Professor Kline discusses the relationship between liberty and entrepreneurship. He explains how laws, culture, and economic regulation can infringe upon the freedom of entrepreneurs and inhibit their abilities to innovate. He stresses the importance of economic liberty in particular to providing the proper environment for entrepreneurship to flourish.
Professor Kline’s lecture is part of the ongoing Entrepreneurship and Values series, recorded and produced by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Other lecturers in the seven-part series include Alexei Marcoux, John Chisholm, Stephen Hicks, Terry Noel, and Robert Salvino.
Related: My interview with Bill Kline on the Philosophy of Business.