Thinkers and Ideas that inform Project 1602

Project 1602 is shaped by thinkers I have read closely and returned to over time, and their revolutionary ideas that impact us today. These individuals are influences, and their ideas help inform how arguments and questions are approached. While this is only a short list of the many influences who have helped shaped Western thought, this is merely a small sample of those extraordinary thinkers.

Influences

  • Cicero

    Roman Consul

    Reasoned argument, Natural Law, and Civic Duty.

  • John Stuart Mill

    Philosopher and Economist

    Free Speech and the Protection of Dissent

  • Augustine of Hippo

    Bishop, Theologian, and Philosopher

    Moral humility and the Inquiry for Truth.

  • John Locke

    Philosopher

    Natural Rights, Limited Authority, and the “Father of Liberalism”

  • Adam Smith

    Economist

    Incentives, Institutions, and Moral Judgement in Free Markets

  • Milton Friedman

    Economist-Chicago School of Thought

    Economic Freedom, Monetarism, Liberty