Amsterdam and the Birth of Capitalism

By Yaron Brook
Recorded live as part of AynRandCon Europe 2024 in Amsterdam.
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[@RonRobertson-lafrance]

That was very enlightening, especially the historical portions.

[@N_H_KY]

Thank you Dr. Yaron Brook

[@Steelpeachandtozer]

It's no coincidence the Dutch and the English were the first to translate Aristotle's Nichomachean ethics in the 13th c.

[@fern8580]

a trading hub and suddently the invention of the contract between a group of financiers and an entrepreneur.
A contract with a mission, money, and a deadline.

[@TheBIZO99]

Amazing to see such a great lecture recorded with such crappy audio quality

[@surrealfabet]

Florence (Italy) was a major financial and commercial center during the Renaissance, the Medici family in particular, so before Amsterdam.

[@TheKamperfoelie]

As were Genua and Venice slightly before that. But the point he makes and many historians before him, that the focal point of commerce shifted from northern Italy to the cities of Holland and Zeeland, via the cities of Flanders.

[@zardozcys2912]

Great topic

[@franzsigel7166]

yeah i like the Dutch for giving us Capitalism and nice houses.

[@bimrebeats]

30:32 funny how this opinion has been held by intellectuals of almost every period in recorded history

[@CapitalistSpy]

Always an amazing speech!
Yaron always nails it!

[@jan-erikjanson1995]

I hear "Objectivist".

[@mr.d2105]

As a Dutch citizen I wish I could've joined this talk