Edgardo Zablotsky: Argentina, COVID-19 and Leviathan
On September 29, Edgardo Zablotsky will speak about “Argentina, COVID-19 and Leviathan”. According to Zablotsky, “though Hobbes promoted the idea of an absolute ruler in the 17th century, his theory finds fertile ground for application in the current pandemic. It is clear that there is value in authority because it offers us protection; but nothing is free, to receive protection it is necessary to accept a certain degree of submission, of loss of our freedom. It is difficult to find a more extreme example of this fact than the one provided by Argentina. This talk will supply multiple illustrations as to how the COVID-19 reduced, even more, not only Argentina´s economic freedom but also individual freedoms.”
Edgardo Zablotsky holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. He is President and full Professor of the University of CEMA, member of the National Academy of Education, the Mont Pelerin Society, and of the Academic Boards of Fundación Libertad y Progreso, Fundación Atlas (Argentina), and Fundación Acton (Argentina). Zablotsky is a distinguished consultant and lecturer in public policy in the educational area; he focuses his interest in two fields of research: non welfare philanthropy and school choice.
The seminar will be hosted by professor Gabriel Zanotti. Gabriel J. Zanotti was born on April 13, 1960. He is Professor and Graduate in Philosophy from the Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino (UNSTA - Northern University Santo Tomas de Aquino) and Doctor in Philosophy from the Catholic University of Argentina. He is Professor at the Faculty of Communication of the Austral University, undergraduate and graduate professor at the University of CEMA, Academic Director of Acton Argentina Institute and visiting professor of the University Francisco Marroquin of Guatemala. He has published : Economía de Mercado y Doctrina Social de la Iglesia ; Popper: búsqueda con esperanza ; Hacia una hermenèutica realista; Comentario a la Suma Contra Gentiles; Judeocristianismo, Civilización Occidental y Libertad.