Some of the Books and Movies that have Influenced My Worldview
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What a great question. However, not surprisingly for an INTJ, I have no idea where to begin. I love books and movies and I strongly believe they have impacted me.
This is certainly a partial list and definitely not necessarily the most important examples. They are just the ones that came to mind.
The list is random and absolutely in no particular order.
The Law, Frederic Bastiat. The book is short, and although old, easy to understand. The message is incredibly powerful and challenges one’s views about morality and the law. The ethical and moral case for liberty is much stronger than the incredibly potent efficiency argument.
How Should we Then Live?, Francis Schaeffer. “The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture is a major Christian cultural and historical documentary film series and book. The book was written by presuppositionalist theologian Francis A. Schaeffer and first published in 1976.” The book is prophetic and will provide insight of other changes one can expect.
Human Action, Ludwig Von Mises. “Human Action: A Treatise on Economics is a work by the Austrian economist and philosopher Ludwig von Mises. Widely considered Mises’ magnum opus, it presents the case for laissez-faire capitalism based on praxeology, or rational investigation of human decision-making.” This book captures the depth and breadth of Mises’ multi-disciplinary understanding of liberty. My favorite of the Austrian economists.
Education: Free and Compulsory, Murray Rothbard. “Rothbard explores the history of compulsory schooling to show that none of this is accident. The state has long used compulsory schooling—backed by egalitarian ideology—as a means of citizen control. In contrast, a market-based system of schools would adhere to a purely voluntary ethic, financed with private funds, and administered entirely by private enterprise.” One of the most powerful cases against government schools… Period!
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life, by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray. The book is brilliant and controversial. “The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life is a 1994 book by psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein and political scientist Charles Murray, in which the authors argue that human intelligence is substantially influenced by both inherited and environmental factors and that it is a better predictor of many personal dynamics, including financial income, job performance, birth out of wedlock, and involvement in crime than are an individual’s parental socioeconomic status. “ Murray has been a guest several times on my show… (read more, while there FOLLOW Kevin and check out more of his work)
