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1 online resource (139 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies in economic reform and social justice |
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Studies in economic reform and social justice.
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| Contents |
Observations on The "vanity of the philosopher" / Charles R. McCann, Jr. -- The "vanity of the philosopher": analytical egalitarianism, associationist psychology, and eugenic remaking? / Andrew Farrant -- In the shadows of vanity: religion and the debate over hierarchy / J. Daniel Hammond -- The vanity of the economist: a comment on Peart and Levy's The "vanity of the philosopher" / Kevin D. Hoover -- Classical equality: on the content on analytical egalitarianism / Joseph Persky -- Thinking about analytical egalitarianism / David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart -- Social anthropology in economic literature at the end of the 19th century: eugenic and racial explanations of inequality / Terezio Maccabelli |
| Summary |
This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis.: Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart's and David M. Levy's book The 'Vanity of the Philosopher': From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics; Explains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach; Provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling, and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Peart, Sandra. Vanity of the philosopher
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Economics -- History -- 19th century.
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Economics -- History -- 20th century.
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Classical school of economics.
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Neoclassical school of economics.
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Equality -- Economic aspects
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Eugenics -- Economic aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Theory.
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Classical school of economics.
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Economics.
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Equality -- Economic aspects.
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Neoclassical school of economics.
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Soziale Ungleichheit
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Sozialwissenschaften
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Moss, Laurence S., 1944-
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| ISBN |
9781444307078 |
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144430707X |
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9781444307085 |
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1444307088 |
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