Roderick Long

Roderick Tracy Long

Long giving a lecture at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in 2006
Full name	Roderick Tracy Long
Born	February 4, 1964 (1964-02-04) (age 47)
Era	20th/21st century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Austrian School
Main interests	Libertarianism, praxeology, anarchism, Objectivism, Greek philosophy
Influenced by Socrates, Aristotle, Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand, Murray Rothbard, Gustave de Molinari, Herbert Spencer, Ludwig Wittgenstein

Roderick Tracy Long (born February 4, 1964) is a professor of philosophy at Auburn University and libertarian anarchist blogger. He also serves as a senior scholar for the Ludwig von Mises Institute, an editor of the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, director and president of the Molinari Institute, and an advisory panel member for the Center for a Stateless Society.

Education and career

Long received a B.A. in philosophy from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. He has edited the book Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government Part of a Free Country?. His work has been debated by Robert Bidinotto^[1] and cited by Gene Callahan.^[2] Long served as the editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies and was a member of the Liberty and Power group blog.

Philosophy

According to Long, he specializes in "Greek philosophy; moral psychology; ethics; philosophy of social science; and political philosophy (with an emphasis on libertarian/anarchist theory)."^[3] Long supports what he calls "libertarian anarchy",^[4] but avoids describing this as "capitalism", a term he believes has inconsistent and confusing meanings.^[5] He is an advocate of “build[ing] worker solidarity. On the one hand, this means formal organisation, including unionization—but I’m not talking about the prevailing model of ‘business unions' . . . but real unions, the old-fashioned kind, committed to the working class and not just union members, and interested in worker autonomy, not government patronage.”^[6]

Bibliography

• Wittgenstein, Austrian Economics, and the Logic of Action: Praxeological Investigations (ISBN 978-0415329484) Routledge, August 2008.
• Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government Part of a Free Country? (ISBN 978-0754660668) Ed., with Tibor Machan. Ashgate, February 2008.
• Reason and Value: Aristotle versus Rand (ISBN 978-1577240457) Objectivist Center, 2000.

References

1. ^ Long, Roderick. "Anarchism as Constitutionalism, Part 2." Strike-The-Root.com. January 6, 2004.
2. ^ Callahan, Gene. "Oakeshott and Mises on Understanding Human Action." Independent Review. Independent Institute. Fall 2005.
3. ^ Auburn University Department of Philosophy Faculty & Staff Listing 2006-2007 accessed at December 8, 2008
4. ^ Long, Roderick T. (2004). "Libertarian Anarchism: Responses to Ten Objections". LewRockwell.com. http://www.lewrockwell.com/long/long11.html. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
5. ^ Long, Roderick T. (April 8, 2006). "Rothbard's 'Left and Right': Forty Years Later". Ludwig von Mises Institute. http://mises.org/daily/2099. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
6. ^ Richman, Sheldon, Libertarian Left, The American Conservative (March 2011)

External links

• Austro-Athenian Empire - Long's blog
• Praxeology.net - Long's personal homepage
• Auburn University Philosophy Department homepage
• Molinari Institute
• Center for a Stateless Society
• Roderick Long media archive at Mises.org Audio/Video
• Infoshop News - Interview with Roderick Long - comprehensive interview with Long from Infoshop.org
• Are You an Anarchist?, a Roderick Long interview with Lew Rockwell, hosted on Lewrockwell.com
• We Do Not Need a State, a Roderick Long interview with Lew Rockwell, hosted on Lewrockwell.com
• "Equality:The Unknown Ideal" from Invisible Molotov

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