Introduction to Classic Liberalism

Understanding classical liberalism is essential to understanding libertarian thought. At first glance, the sheer span of history and number of thinkers is downright daunting. Who are all these people? Is the Austrian school an actual place? Who came up with these weird names?

Fortunately, the educational foundation LearnLiberty has put together a concise and informative set of videos to introduce the five main branches of classic liberal thought. Dr. Nigel Ashford of the Institute for Humane Studies walks us through the major principles, thinkers, and long term influence of each branch. I've included the video on the Chicago school of economics below:

You can watch the entire playlist here.