The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers Heilbroner Robert L.Paperback
The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers Heilbroner Robert L.Paperback The bestselling classic that examines the history of economic thought from Adam…
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers Heilbroner Robert L.Paperback
The bestselling classic that examines the history of economic thought from Adam Smith to Karl Marx--"all the economic lore most general readers conceivably could want to know, served up with a flourish" (The New York Times).The Worldly Philosophers not only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better understand our own times. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. In this seventh edition, Robert L.
It is a focus never more needed than in this age of confusing economic headlines. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideas--namely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works. In a bold new concluding chapter entitled "The End of the Worldly Philosophy?" Heilbroner reminds us that the word "end" refers to both the purpose and limits of economics.
This chapter conveys a concern that