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Teachings from the Worldly Philosophy Paperback – 8 January 2010

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Author of The Worldly Philosophers, a 3-million-copy seller, Robert Heilbroner offers here a compendium of readings from the "worldly philosophers" themselves. The selections range from the earliest economic thought to such towering volumes as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, David Ricardo's Principles of Political Economy, and John Maynard Keynes's The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Acting as "a docent, not merely an editor," he takes the reader through the core arguments with "brilliantly clear commentary" (New York Times Book Review).

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An easy-access guide to the seminal writings of the great economists, selected and annotated with the idea that 'economics is inextricably sociopolitical in nature.' . . . A welcome refresher course.-- "New York Observer"

Heilbroner has come as close as a historian of economics gets to being a household name. . . . He makes hundreds of years of economic writings accessible and lively.--Gina Neff "Nation"

Judicious and generous selections from the key writings of masters of the economics game, complete with perceptive commentary.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

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Robert Heilbroner offers here a compendium of readings from the 'worldly philosophers' themselves.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ *Norton agency titles; 1st edition (8 January 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393316076
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393316070
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 2.54 x 21.08 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Robert Heilbroner is the Norman Thomas Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at The New School for Social Research. He is the author of over twenty books, among them The Worldly Philosophers. He lives in New York City.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Converted me to the Pizza Religion of Adam Smith
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An excellent book on The History of Economic thought. Complements the work of Heilbroner's contemporary, Dr Elias Khalil, very well
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Juan S. Montes
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for people interested in the history of economic thought!
Reviewed in the United States on 14 December 2020
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Worldly philosophers is one of the most renowned books about the history of economic thought. In a simple language, and with a very good contextualization of the time and people surrounding the emergence of economic thinking since Adam Smith and until the first decades of the XX century, it is a book that everybody interested in economics should read!
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Diego Ramirez
5.0 out of 5 stars Tienes que leerlo
Reviewed in Mexico on 16 September 2017
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Libro ampliamente recomendable. Sin duda es uno de los libros que ha definido mi forna de pensar, y por ende las ideas que defenderé
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 6 July 2015
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its a good book, i heard. but feel kinda hard to understand
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2015
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Rudolph V. Dusek
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful anthology with some surprising gaps
Reviewed in the United States on 8 May 2010
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A great advantage of this anthology is its low cost and availability in comparison to buying other anthologies, let alone buying two dozen original sources. Despite Heilbroner's fine style and many opinions and biases with which I agree, I was surprised at some of the absences in the selections. These, I believe, reflect Heilbroner's own social views, many of which I support. However, in an anthology surveying the history of economic thought, some views and topics ought to be included, whether one agrees with them or not. For instance on Adam Smith, Heilbroner limits his selection to 'Theory of Moral Sentiments." (Ironically the blurb on the back says it includes "The Wealth of Nations," which it does not). Now, it is important to counteract the caricature of Adam Smith by contemporary Ayn Randers and libertarians, and to show the other side of Smith's views, but a few of the most central and striking paragraphs of "Wealth of Nations" should have been included. (Perhaps Heilbroner expects the reader or student to also purchase his abridgement of Adam Smith's "Wealth"). Similarly Ricardo's page or so on justification of free trade in terms of comparative advantage is also central to the history of economic thought, whether one is a free trader of protectionist. In the neo-classicals or marginalists no representative of the early Austrians in included. Menger is wordy, but some selection of Menger of Bohm Bawerk should have accompanied those of Jevons, Marhall, and Walras. Perhaps Heilbroner would have preferred von Wieser, since the latter considered socialism a serious option and advocated government intervention in capitalist economies, unlike other Austrians. The commentary and selection are generally excellent, but the historically central figures should have been included, even if Heilbroner disagrees with their conclusions.
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