Lecture 12


Videos

  1. Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand
    – Fraser Institute

  2. Adam Smith Invisible Hand II
    – James Otteson

  3. Ayn Rand’s Objectivism
    – Ayn Rand Institute

  4. Ayn Rand Objectivism vs. Altruism

Assignments

  1. Take Unit 2 Quiz (Located in Quizzes PDF)

  2. Write a 2-4 page essay on one of these four topics:

    • What the dignity of mankind means in our study of economics

    • Is self-interest a good thing or a bad thing?

    • Is mankind’s sinful nature solved with big government? Why or why not?

    • The productive capacity of mankind as the centerpiece of happiness and economic prosperity