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- Publication Name
- Touchstone
- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
068486214X
ISBN-13
9780684862149
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038567854
Product Key Features
Edition
7
Book Title
Worldly Philosophers : the Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Economic History, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Economics / General, History & Surveys / Modern, Economics / Comparative
Features
Revised
Genre
Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-014050
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Lester ThurowThe Worldly Philosophers,quite simply put, is a classic....None of us can know where we are coming from unless we know the sources of the great ideas that permeate our thinking.The Worldly Philosophersgives us a clear understanding of the economic ideas that influence us whether or not we have read the great economic thinkers., Leonard SilkRobert Heilbroner'sThe Worldly Philosophersis a living classic, both because he makes us see that the ideas of the great economists remain fresh and important for our times and because his own brilliant writing forces us to reach out into the future., "Robert Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers is a living classic, both because he makes us see that the ideas of the great economists remain fresh and important for our times and because his own brilliant writing forces us to reach out into the future." --Leonard Silk, " The Worldly Philosophers, quite simply put, is a classic....None of us can know where we are coming from unless we know the sources of the great ideas that permeate our thinking. The Worldly Philosophers gives us a clear understanding of the economic ideas that influence us whether or not we have read the great economic thinkers." -Lester Thurow, "Sinclair Lewis's Arrowsmith inspired several readers to become Nobel laureates in biology. Robert Heilbroner's new edition of The Worldly Philosophers will inspire a new generation of economists." --Paul Samuelson, Paul SamuelsonSinclair Lewis'sArrowsmithinspired several readers to become Nobel laureates in biology. Robert Heilbroner's new edition ofThe Worldly Philosopherswill inspire a new generation of economists., "Sinclair Lewis's Arrowsmith inspired several readers to become Nobel laureates in biology. Robert Heilbroner's new edition of The Worldly Philosophers will inspire a new generation of economists." -Paul Samuelson, "If ever a book answered a crying need, this one does. Here is all the economic lore most general readers conceivably could want to know, served up with a flourish by a man who writes with immense vigor and skill, who has a rare gift for simplifying complexities." -- The New York Times, " The Worldly Philosophers, quite simply put, is a classic....None of us can know where we are coming from unless we know the sources of the great ideas that permeate our thinking. The Worldly Philosophers gives us a clear understanding of the economic ideas that influence us whether or not we have read the great economic thinkers." --Lester Thurow , "Robert Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers is a living classic, both because he makes us see that the ideas of the great economists remain fresh and important for our times and because his own brilliant writing forces us to reach out into the future." -Leonard Silk, "If ever a book answered a crying need, this one does. Here is all the economic lore most general readers conceivably could want to know, served up with a flourish by a man who writes with immense vigor and skill, who has a rare gift for simplifying complexities." - The New York Times, Leonard SilkRobert Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers is a living classic, both because he makes us see that the ideas of the great economists remain fresh and important for our times and because his own brilliant writing forces us to reach out into the future., Lester ThurowThe Worldly Philosophers, quite simply put, is a classic....None of us can know where we are coming from unless we know the sources of the great ideas that permeate our thinking. The Worldly Philosophers gives us a clear understanding of the economic ideas that influence us whether or not we have read the great economic thinkers., " The Worldly Philosophers, quite simply put, is a classic....None of us can know where we are coming from unless we know the sources of the great ideas that permeate our thinking. The Worldly Philosophers gives us a clear understanding of the economic ideas that influence us whether or not we have read the great economic thinkers." --Lester Thurow, The New York TimesIf ever a book answered a crying need, this one does. Here is all the economic lore most general readers conceivably could want to know, served up with a flourish by a man who writes with immense vigor and skill, who has a rare gift for simplifying complexities., Paul SamuelsonSinclair Lewis's Arrowsmith inspired several readers to become Nobel laureates in biology. Robert Heilbroner's new edition of The Worldly Philosophers will inspire a new generation of economists.
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
330.1/092/2
Table Of Content
Contents I Introduction II The Economic Revolution III The Wonderful World of Adam Smith IV The Gloomy Presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo V The Dreams of the Utopian Socialists VI The Inexorable System of Karl Marx VII The Victorian World and the Underworld of Economics VIII The Savage Society of Thorstein Veblen IX The Heresies of John Maynard Keynes X The Contradictions of Joseph Schumpeter XI The End of the Worldly Philosophy? A Guide to Further Reading Notes Index
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
The Worldly Philosophersis a bestselling classic that not only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better understand our own times. In this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideas -- namely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works. It is a focus never more needed than in this age of confusing economic headlines.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 today's increasingly "scientific" economics may overlook fundamental social and political issues that are central to economics. Thus, unlike its predecessors, this new edition provides not just an indispensable illumination of our past but a call to action for our future., 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. In this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideas--namely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works. It is a focus never more needed than in this age of confusing economic headlines. 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 today's increasingly "scientific" economics may overlook fundamental social and political issues that are central to economics. Thus, unlike its predecessors, this new edition provides not just an indispensable illumination of our past but a call to action for our future.
LC Classification Number
HB76.H4 1999
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