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Thrust For Freedom : An Introduction to Volitional Science

by Andrew J. Galambos (Author)

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This book contains the basic definitions and postulates of Professor Andrew J. Galambos' (1924-1997) Volitional Science. The professor's work involves using the rigors of the scientific method and the principles of physics to understand human volition.

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As Nazi Germany brought horrifying war to Europe, a teenaged Andrew Galambos reacted with singular sensitivity, particularly to the atrocities, murders and other crimes committed against the Jews, some of whom were relatives in his native Hungary. On 1942 December 7, the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted. There in Europe, he saw the bloody rubble of what was once a great continent. There too, he learned of the deaths of his aunts, uncles and cousins in what would soon be named the Holocaust. There he resolved, "Never again!" As he said, "Either the Hitlers have to go, or civilization will surely go." Returning to New York City, he completed his education in physics and mathematics, and secured positions in academia, teaching those subjects at university level, and in industry, making major contributions to the rocket industry. Frustrated by the incompetence and injustice he saw everywhere he turned, and ever mindful of the conflagration the world had just endured, he began to construct a solution. In 1961, he founded The Free Enterprise Institute, his private, profit-seeking school through which he began to lecture. In over 100 courses, he described and designed a new world, one in which justice, freedom and prosperity will triumph.

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From Chapter 5: "A Progressive idea is one whose result must produce progress. A Progressive man is one who produces Progressive ideas and whose actions are consistent with his ideas. Therefore, a Progressive man can add knowledge, culture, and voluntary associations (primary property building), or he can add to material comfort (secondary property building). It is through achieving superior means of protecting property from plunder that man develops the incentive to create, to produce, and to expand his property. This brings out the best in man and he moves forward - Progresses."

Paperback: 119 pages
Publisher: Universal Scientific Publications Company, In; 1st edition (February 25, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0880780061
ISBN-13: 978-0880780063
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 11 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,617,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #16467 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Political Science > History & Theory

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Delos D. Harriman

How Do You Define Freedom ?

October 10, 2014

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Andrew J. Galambos was the discoverer of Volitional Science and this book is a collection of his early essays about his discoveries. "A J", as he was known to his friends and colleagues, was an enigmatic and somewhat controversial man. A WWII survivor and a nuclear physicist, AJ spent most of his adult life operating a private school that was solely devoted to teaching his ideas. This book presents a refreshingly unique viewpoint on Freedom and Tyranny. Perhaps most important, AJ noted that while everyone talked about Freedom, and even fought wars for Freedom, no one had actually bothered to define what the word 'Freedom' really meant. Indeed, you may discover that AJ's definition of Freedom is the only one that works across borders, cultures, and time periods. AJ also provides the most unique and universally applicable definition of 'property' ever offered by a scientist as well as the observation that people are 'volitional' beings; they make choices and decisions about their property to make their lives better. This may not sound very profound or Earth shattering within the confines of this humble review, but most readers find that they are invigorated by AJ's essays, regardless of their political affiliations or background. AJ's writing is clear, concise, and semantically accurate.....and never boring.

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J. S. Harris

Outstanding work on Liberty

November 7, 2013

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Over the years, the US Constitution has been turned upside-down, mostly with the fraud of changing definitions. I believe a major problem with the Constitution is a lack of clear definitions. Welfare has been redefined to mean charity, gay to mean homosexual, interstate commerce to mean anything the politicians want, etc.

Galambos begins with mathematical rigor to define basic terms of Liberty. What does 'property' mean? What does 'freedom' mean? Without a clear definition of the foundational elements, Liberty can mean anything to anyone and the definition can be fraudulently altered for political purposes.

I found his descriptions clear and concise. The framework he creates is well thought out and consistent. It appears to be the same concepts that the Founders of the American Republic believed in when they created the Constitution, although Galambos has done a much better job of describing those concepts and creating a consistent framework.

I highly recommend this for every student of Liberty and good government.

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Eugene M. Nasierowski

***** 5 Stars is not enough *****

June 17, 2000

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Who should purchase this book?
Well, one would think that after thousands of years someone must have exerted their focus in life to pursuit of the kind of society that is durable and stable. I do not mean perfect or ideal. Those are impossible solutions. Noone is perfect and nothing is ideal. Mr. Galambos had devoted a great portion of his life to this pursuit. Thrust for Freedom is a brief synopsis of the durable and stable societal structure that many of us only suspect is possible, but do not know how to achieve. It's called Freedom and Mr. Andrew J. Galambos has provided the Thrust to achieve it.
The question is rather asked: Who should NOT purchase this book?

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Very interesting, almost a metaphisical theory of property, rights, etc. eye opening.

August 18, 2013

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This book will make you think Or rethink your perspectives of how you view and value property. I ordered it with No treason the constitution of no authority and found it to be as interesting in that it is a perspective changing book. A very short booklet but with a life changing message.

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Bud

The most informative book on societal organization that I have ...

May 27, 2015

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The most informative book on societal organization that I have ever read. A must read book for all philosophy and political science majors.

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Noel Montrucchio

Five Stars

October 27, 2014

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Should be read along side The Unwinding by George Packer

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Stephen Clarke-Willson

Great Introduction

May 21, 2000

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I've found this book to be a good introduction to Galambos' ideas about free enterprise and capitalism as the alternative to the coercive state. He starts with an expanded definition of property that includes intellectual property and then derives a framework for society based on contractual relationships between property owners. It's seems counterintuitive at first but the more you think about his concepts, the more persuasive his ideas become and the result is a "turning around", or revolution, in the way you view society and government. Galambos taught a series of courses verbally and most of the record of his ideas is on audio tape or transcriptions of audio tapes and not generally available; this book contains many of his ideas written in his own concise style and is much more representitive of his logical approach to society's problems than the transcriptions, which tend to ramble by comparison. The book, at a hundred pages, is a relatively easy read, and a good introduction to what Galambos calls "Volitional Science". The only reason I didn't give this book five stars is that additional material is interleaved from some of the transcriptions, and while the editor did a fine job of choosing related excerpts from other material by Galambos, the overall flow is weakened because the audio material is simply not as compelling as the material Galambos wrote directly.

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Mary

Five Stars

February 3, 2016

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Explains the basic definitions underlying a dramatically new ideology which returns freedom to the American people.

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