The Curious Case of Freedom – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode I explore the implicit beliefs that must be held in order to advocate for compulsory schooling, how those become the field, the ground on which schooling takes place. I further explore the goals of a state compulsory school system and hope to show how real learning is self directed while state compulsory schooling is antithetical to learning and growth.

Source reading:

Anxiety by Fritz Riemann

The Drama of Being a Child by Alice Miller

Education - Free and Compulsory by Murray N. Rothbard

Compulsory Miseducation by Paul Goodman

Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto

Freedom's Progress? by Gerard Casey

Having delved into the philosophy of Gestalt for the past few episodes, in this episode I chose to share something about my own personal story, in particular about my army days. I aim to integrate many of the things that I have discussed in the Gestalt series (episodes 11-22) in this episode and see how they apply in my own personal story.

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

A big thank you to Simon MacHale and Daniel Shafrir for their help and support in creating this content.

We continue in our series on Gestalt therapy, viewing the self through the lens of the the philosophy of Gestalt, and exploring how we can extrapolate from that understanding of self as a creative dynamic process to society at large.

Sources reading:

Gestalt therapy, excitement and growth in the human personality by Fritz Perls, Paul Goodman and Ralph Hefferline.

Grass unter meinen Füssen by Bruno-Paul de Rock.

Gestalt and Process, clinical diagnosis in gestalt therapy, a field guide by Hans Peter Dreitzel.

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

A big thank you to Daniel Shafrir and Simon MacHale for their help and support in creating this content, for this episode and for all other episodes.

We continue in our series about Gestalt therapy, exploring the origins and formation of neuroses.

Sources reading:

Gestalt therapy, excitement and growth in the human personality by Fritz Perls, Paul Goodman and Ralph Hefferline.

Grass unter meinen Füssen by Bruno-Paul de Rock.

Gestalt and Process, clinical diagnosis in gestalt therapy, a field guide by Hans Peter Dreitzel.

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

A big thank you to Daniel Shafrir for his help and support in creating this content, for this episode and for all other episodes.

In this episode we explore the concept of polarities, in particular health and illness as well as security and exploration with an attempt to reconcile between seemingly opposing human needs. 

Sources reading:

Gestalt therapy, excitement and growth in the human personality by Fritz Perls, Paul Goodman and Ralph Hefferline.

Grass unter meinen Füssen by Bruno-Paul de Rock.

Gestalt and Process, clinical diagnosis in gestalt therapy, a field guide by Hans Peter Dreitzel.

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

A big thank you to Daniel Shafrir for his help and support in creating this content, for this episode and for all other episodes.

This is part one of an introduction to Gestalt therapy, I am not sure yet how many episodes I will devote explicitly to the theory behind gestalt, but as it is an important part of my life, we will surely revisit it many times. As I am training in Gestalt therapy at the moment, this is a great opportunity for me to try and consolidate what I have learnt by presenting it here. 

Sources reading: 

Gestalt therapy, excitement and growth in the human personality by Fritz Perls, Paul Goodman and Ralph Hefferline.

Grass unter meinen Füssen by Bruno-Paul de Rock.

Gestalt and Process, clinical diagnosis in gestalt therapy, a field guide by Hans Peter Dreitzel.

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

A big thank you to Daniel Shafrir for his help and support in creating this content, for this episode and for all other episodes.

In this episode we explore the similarities as well as the differences between the family unit and the State, drawing from child development research, and Gestalt therapy

Source reading:

The Drama of Being a Child by Alice Miller: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drama-Being-Child-Search-True/dp/1860491014

Gestalt Therapy, excitement and growth in the human personality by Frederick Perls, Ralph. F Hefferline and Paul Goodman: https://www.amazon.com/Gestalt-Therapy-Excitement-Growth-Personality/dp/0939266245

Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743487486/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vamf_tkin_p1_i0

How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk: https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1040990291?ProvID=10917736&gclid=CjwKCAjw14uVBhBEEiwAaufYx01bTAC-skyTuXk0B5iyQh-cueRjzJBV0lKjkN9siZFNdhG6x2orsRoCzD8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

A big thank you to Daniel Shafrir for his help and support in creating this content, for this episode and for all other episodes.

In this episode we explore what sets the State apart from other institutions in society.

Source reading:

Anatomy of the State by Murray N. Rothbard: https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

In this episode we explore historical examples as well as currant ones where law and order was and is provided with absence of State intervention.

Sources:

- Samuel 1, 8:

- Property Rights in Celtic Irish Law by Joseph R. Peden:

[Property Rights in Celtic Irish Law | Mises Institute](https://mises.org/library/property-rights-celtic-irish-law-0)

- Private creation and enforcement of Law by David Friedman:

[Private Creation and Enforcement of Law: A Historical Case](http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Iceland/Iceland.html)

- An American experiment in Anarcho-Capitalism: The Not So Wild, Wild West

[American Experiment in Anarcho-Capitalism: The Not So Wild, Wild West | Mises Institute](https://mises.org/library/american-experiment-anarcho-capitalism-not-so-wild-wild-west)

- The obviousness of Anarchy by John Hasnas: [the-obviousness-of-anarchy](https://fiatjaf.com/the-obviousness-of-anarchy.pdf)

- Police, Law, and the Courts by Murray Rothbard: [12. The Public Sector, III: Police, Law, and the Courts | Mises Institute](https://mises.org/library/12-public-sector-iii-police-law-and-courts)

- The Production of Security by Gustave de Molinari: [Gustave de Molinari - The Production of Security](https://praxeology.net/GM-PS.htm)

- The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman: [The_Machinery_of_Freedom_](http://www.daviddfriedman.com/The_Machinery_of_Freedom_.pdf)

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

In this episode we take a look at how narratives and story telling shape our view of the world. How seeing people as being either good or bad is dangerously oversimplified, especially when we ignore the mechanisms that allow people to do so much harm even with the best of intentions. This episode touches on a few topics that have been discussed in episode 006, but I believe that they are worth revisiting.

Sources:

Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org) Out of Frame YouTube series: https://www.youtube.com/c/FEEonline

The Man Versus the State by Herbert Spencer: http://files.libertyfund.org/files/330/0020_Bk.pdf

No Treason, the constitution of no authority by Lysander Spooner: https://oll-resources.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/oll3/store/titles/2194/Spooner_1485_Bk.pdf

If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com

Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin

Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale

Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg

On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com

And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ