- Editorial:
- TOUCHSTONE
- Año de edición:
- 1999
- Materia:
- Economía
- ISBN:
- 978-0-684-86214-9
- Páginas:
- 368
THE WORLDLY PHILOSOPHERS
THE LIVES, TIMES AND IDEAS OF THE GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS
ROBERT L. HEILBRONER
The bestselling classic that examines the history of economic thought from Adam Smith to Karl Marxall the economic lore most general readers conceivably could want to know, served up with a flourish (u003ciu003eThe New York Timesu003c/iu003e).u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eThe Worldly Philosophersu003c/iu003e 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 ideasnamely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works. It is a focus never more needed than in this age of confusing economic headlines.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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 todays 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.
