1776: The Ideas That Made the Modern World

1776: The Ideas That Made the Modern World

In what sense are “all men . . . created equal”? What is human liberty? What is prosperity, and how is wealth created? In 1776 these questions were addressed and acted upon in ways that have created the modern world. Explore 1776 and the ideas that made the modern world, focusing on the Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations.

1776 and the Ideas That Made the Modern World, taught by Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame and the Founding Director of ND’s Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government, and James Otteson, John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics in the Mendoza College of Business is sponsored by the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government at the University of Notre Dame. To find out more, please visit their website.

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Series Description

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Event 62 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Faculty: Vincent Phillip Muñoz Vincent Phillip Muñoz, University of Notre Dame
Article Meet the Faculty: James Otteson James Otteson, University of Notre Dame
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Event 63 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Faculty: Vincent Phillip Muñoz Vincent Phillip Muñoz, University of Notre Dame
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Event 68 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Speaker: Brad Birzer '90 Brad Birzer '90, Hillsdale College
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Format Length Title Speaker
Event 68 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Faculty: Vincent Phillip Muñoz Vincent Phillip Muñoz, University of Notre Dame
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Format Length Title Speaker
Event 56 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Faculty: Vincent Phillip Muñoz Vincent Phillip Muñoz, University of Notre Dame
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Event 79 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Speaker: Jud Campbell Jud Campbell, Stanford University
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Event 91 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Speaker: Jud Campbell Jud Campbell, Stanford University
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Event 117 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Speaker: Jud Campbell Jud Campbell, Stanford University
Article Meet the Speaker: Philip Hamburger Philip Hamburger, Columbia University
Article Meet the Speaker: Thomas West Thomas West, Hillsdale College
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Format Length Title Speaker
Event 57 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Faculty: James Otteson James Otteson, University of Notre Dame
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Format Length Title Speaker
Event 59 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Faculty: James Otteson James Otteson, University of Notre Dame
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Format Length Title Speaker
Event 56 minutes Experience the Event
Article Meet the Faculty: James Otteson James Otteson, University of Notre Dame