A SYNTHESIS OF COMMERCE AND CHRISTIANITY IN FREDERIC BASTIAT

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dc.contributor.advisorChurch, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBailey, Jeremy D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBaker, Hunter
dc.creatorGant, Wesley A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-24T13:25:11Z
dc.date.available2014-07-24T13:25:11Z
dc.date.createdMay 2014
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.date.updated2014-07-24T13:25:11Z
dc.description.abstractThe 19th century French thinker Frédéric Bastiat is widely known for his strong economic positions in favor of free trade and individual liberty. I argue that these ideas must be studied alongside Bastiat’s core religious motivations if they are to be understood with proper depth and context. Through an analysis of Bastiat’s life and work, I find that his principles were firmly rooted in religious claims, and his motivations were inspired by a desire to reconcile these convictions with sound economic science. His arguments propose a system of natural law—the laws of responsibility and solidarity—through which individuals become both prosperous and virtuous, and which demands a condition of human liberty. My conclusions offer new ways of thinking about Bastiat and the project to which he devoted his life, but also uncover a view of classical liberalism grounded in collective virtue and progress, rather than self-preservation.
dc.description.departmentPolitical Science, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/713
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectBastiat
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectChristianity
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectPolitical theory
dc.subjectPolitics
dc.subjectClassical Liberalism
dc.subject.lcshPolitical science
dc.titleA SYNTHESIS OF COMMERCE AND CHRISTIANITY IN FREDERIC BASTIAT
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPolitical Science, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.majorPolitical Theory
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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