Herb Gintis critique of progressive economics | 69 comments (69 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Herb Gintis critique of progressive economics (4.00 / 2)

Much of the time what American "liberals" say when they say, "I believe in some of what Adam Smith said, but I also believe in ..." is a better representation of what Smith said in the second half than in the first.

Of course, no free market propaganda mill pays to get large numbers of cheap copies of Theory of Moral Sentiment reprinted.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Mon May 30th, 2011 at 12:22:24 PM EST
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Hell, I'd be satisfied if people would actually read Wealth of Nations, rather than having it on display on their bookshelf to impress their friends (or, even worse, read abridged versions edited by people who have never read anything but abridged versions in the first place...).

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Mon May 30th, 2011 at 12:38:17 PM EST
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For a while, The Liberty Press (subsidiary of the Liberty Fund, (not far from a free market propaganda mill, though with some "class" ---now apparently defunct) ) did something reasonably close to that.

Liberty Press, Indianapolis, 1976 & 1984

The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith

isbn: 0865970122

"In such an environment it is not surprising that the ills of technology should seem curable only through the application of more technology..." John W Aldridge

by proximity1 on Mon May 30th, 2011 at 12:48:54 PM EST
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I have classic full text editions of TMS and WON, both from Liberty Press and at excellent prices. Also works by David Hume. They used to offer scholarships for best essays on libertarian subjects. If they are no longer selling their full text editions of classic works that is a loss.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Mon Jun 13th, 2011 at 12:39:39 AM EST
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We had to read it in grad school ... (none / 0)

... but few grad schools would require dogmatic history anymore, and, indeed, I believe that where I went would no longer require it after it tipped.

The problem was the number grinding mill attached, where despite 1/2 University appointments, they had full votes in the department.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Mon May 30th, 2011 at 12:54:30 PM EST
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