Born
1905, Floyd Arthur Harper
Associations
Economist, 1946-1958, Foundation for Economic Education
Founder, Institute for Humane Studies
Articles
Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' Harper, RIP, by Murray N. Rothbard, The Libertarian Forum, May 1973
Related Topic: Institute for Humane Studies
Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in FEE, the Volker Fund and the IHS
"Ever since he came to the Foundation for Economic Education in 1946 as its chief economist and theoretician, Baldy Harper, in a very real sense, has been the libertarian movement. For all these years, this gentle and lovable man, this wise and Socratic teacher, has been the heart and soul and nerve center of the libertarian cause."
Related Topic: Institute for Humane Studies
Biographical remembrance of "Baldy" including his involvement in FEE, the Volker Fund and the IHS
"Ever since he came to the Foundation for Economic Education in 1946 as its chief economist and theoretician, Baldy Harper, in a very real sense, has been the libertarian movement. For all these years, this gentle and lovable man, this wise and Socratic teacher, has been the heart and soul and nerve center of the libertarian cause."
Socialism: Illegitimate, Not Just Inefficient, by Gary North, 15 May 2001
The Writings of F. A. Harper - A Review, by Paul L. Poirot, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Aug 1979
How to Become a Teacher [PDF], by Robert LeFevre, The Voluntaryist, Feb 1983
Related Topics: Foundation for Economic Education, Rose Wilder Lane
Autobiographical summary of the events in LeFevre's life that led to the founding of the Freedom School
"Dr. Harper was the complete scholar. He was thoughtful, gentle and profound. Also, he had an ample supply of hair which caused me to ask about his nickname. He revealed that his students at Cornell University where he had served with distinction for years, always called him that. I never did learn why. But I was so deeply impressed by his observations that I didn't press the point."
Related Topics: Foundation for Economic Education, Rose Wilder Lane
Autobiographical summary of the events in LeFevre's life that led to the founding of the Freedom School
"Dr. Harper was the complete scholar. He was thoughtful, gentle and profound. Also, he had an ample supply of hair which caused me to ask about his nickname. He revealed that his students at Cornell University where he had served with distinction for years, always called him that. I never did learn why. But I was so deeply impressed by his observations that I didn't press the point."
In Search of a Word : Limited Government versus 'Anarchy', by Spencer H. MacCallum, The Voluntaryist, Oct 1996
Related Topics: Limited Government, Jacob G. Hornberger
Related Topics: Limited Government, Jacob G. Hornberger
The Early History of FEE, by Henry Hazlitt, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Mar 1984
Related Topics: Foundation for Economic Education, Leonard E. Read
Related Topics: Foundation for Economic Education, Leonard E. Read
Writings
A New Scheme, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Feb 1956
Discrimination, Essays on Liberty, 1954
Liberty Defined, 4 Sep 1957
Related Topic: Liberty
Speech to the Mont Pelerin Society
"Liberty stems from liber, which means to be free. ... Liberty is the absence of coercion of a human being by any other human being; it is a condition where the person may do whatever he desires, according to his wisdom and conscience.... to have liberty one must be free without qualification or modification, so far as his social relationships are concerned."
Related Topic: Liberty
Speech to the Mont Pelerin Society
"Liberty stems from liber, which means to be free. ... Liberty is the absence of coercion of a human being by any other human being; it is a condition where the person may do whatever he desires, according to his wisdom and conscience.... to have liberty one must be free without qualification or modification, so far as his social relationships are concerned."
Morals and the Welfare State, Part 1, Essays on Liberty, 1952
Morals and the Welfare State, Part 2, Essays on Liberty, 1952
Morals and the Welfare State, Part 3, Essays on Liberty, 1952
Morals and the Welfare State, Part 4, Essays on Liberty, 1952
Try This On Your Friends, Faith and Freedom, Jan 1955
Why Pay For Things?, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Jan 1956
Books Authored
Liberty: A Path to Its Recovery [PDF], by Floyd A. "Baldy" Harper, Hans F. Sennholz (Foreword), Foundation for Economic Education, 1949
Related Topic: Liberty
Electronic text available at the Foundation for Economic Education
Related Topic: Liberty
Electronic text available at the Foundation for Economic Education
- ISBN 0910614954
: Paperback, Foundation for Econ Education, 2nd edition, 1993