My long-form discussion with Robert Breedlove. On YouTube or Rumble. Outline of Topics:
00:00:00 – Coming up, Intro, Advertisement
00:02:43 – Introducing Stephen Hicks
00:03:12 – The Philosophy of Money
00:06:29 – Money: A Social and Cultural Achievement
00:08:39 – Centrally Designed Money vs. Emergent Money
00:13:26 – The Origin of Money
Outline of Topics, continued:
00:18:42 – Money: A Language of Value
00:21:30 – The Resemblance between Money and Books
00:23:55 – The Morality of Money
00:33:56 – Money in Ancient Greece and Sparta
00:36:49 – The Greater Good Fallacy
00:41:05 – Individual Will vs. Collective Will
00:43:23 – The Utilitarian Standard
00:46:20 – Individualism Projects the Highest Resolution
00:49:11 – Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
00:50:05 – Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:51:01 – The Noble Lie
00:52:01 – Bootleggers and Baptists
00:55:25 – The Naiveté of the Baptists
00:57:56 – The Philosophical Controversy of Money
01:01:06 – A Cognitive Hierarchy and Measuring the Value
01:07:20 – Apprehending the Value of Knowledge
01:10:31 – The Laziness Factor and Business Efficiency
01:15:10 – The Ethics of Business
01:15:56 – Lending & Borrowing
01:22:28 – Morality of Business and Money
01:25:35 – The Inherent Value
01:29:11 – Free Market Capitalism Promotes Individualism
01:32:20 – The Desire for a Centralized Authority
01:35:25 – Secularism of the Central Planners
01:37:34 – A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:38:26 – Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
01:39:14 – Value Judgment
01:42:58 – The Difference between Government and State
01:46:52 – The Legitimacy of Using Force
01:49:10 – The Proper Role of the State
01:50:40 – Restraining the State within the Moral Scope
01:55:14 – The Importance of Philosophical Education
01:59:25 – The Proverbial Cycle of Men and Time
02:03:00 – Still on the Learning Curve
02:04:23 – Proper Education for Children
02:06:26 – Can Bitcoin Restrain the Government?
02:09:18 – The Political Risks to Bitcoin
02:12:20 – Where to Find Stephen on the Internet
Related: Stephen Hicks podcast on “You Should Love Money,” in the Open College series.