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The Diamond-Water Paradox and the Subjective Theory of Value

April 3, 2018 by Adam De Gree 11 Comments

Why do diamonds cost more than water, when water is essential to life? The answer eluded both Smith and Marx before its resolution arrived in the form of the Marginal Revolution.

Episode 177: Guest Russ Roberts on Adam Smith and Libertarian Economics (Part Two)

November 27, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 10 Comments

Continuing with the Econtalk host on the moral aspects of economics, focused by Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments.

Should we sacrifice ourselves to the machine of the economy? How does Smith’s idea of virtue and talk of the “impartial spectator” line up with economic growth?

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Episode 177: Guest Russ Roberts on Adam Smith and Libertarian Economics (Part One)

November 20, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 36 Comments

The host of Econtalk provides his take on our ep. 174 on The Wealth of Nations, and explores with us the idea of emergent economic order. Is the economy more like a machine or a garden or what?

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Episode 177: Guest Russ Roberts on Adam Smith and Libertarian Economics (Citizen Edition)

November 20, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 9 Comments

The host of Econtalk provides his take on our ep. 174 on The Wealth of Nations, and explores with us the idea of emergent economic order. Is the economy more like a machine or a garden or what?

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Episode 174: Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations” (Part Two)

October 23, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 18 Comments

Continuing on the foundational text of economics. We talk “invisible hand,” “greed is good,” tariffs, unproductive labor, city vs. country, and the education racket.

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Episode 174: Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations” (Part One)

October 16, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 14 Comments

On the foundational, 1776 text of modern economics. How does the division of labor and our instinct to exchange lead to the growth of wealth? Is the economy sufficiently machine-like to enable us to manipulate its output, or at least to tell us how not to screw it up?

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Episode 174: Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations” (Citizen Edition)

October 15, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 1 Comment

On the foundational, 1776 text of modern economics. How does the division of labor and our instinct to exchange lead to the growth of wealth? Is the economy sufficiently machine-like to enable us to manipulate its output, or at least to tell us how not to screw it up?

End song: “With My Looks and Your Brains” by The Mr. T Experience. Hear about the singer/songwriter on Nakedly Examined Music #56.

Is Capitalism Moral? (Reactions to a Video by Walter Williams)

October 12, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 7 Comments

Yes, capitalism has provided a high standard of living, but how should goods other than monetary ones play into a public policy debate? Mark riffs off of Adam Smith and a video by Walter Williams.

Cognitive and Affective Empathy in Moral Sentiment

March 31, 2013 by Seth Paskin 11 Comments

[DISCLAIMER:  Although I am using a conceptual distinction I got from the embedded Simon Baron-Cohen TEDx talk (where ever he got it from), I am not taking a position on his stance on Autism or Psychopathy.  I have no point of view about Autism and have reflected on empathy and psychopathy in this blog before, here and here.  I’m interested Continue Reading …

David Hume and Adam Smith in the Context of Eighteenth-Century Moral Philosophy, Part 2

November 15, 2011 by Getty Lustila 9 Comments

As mentioned in my previous entry, moral philosophy in the eighteenth century was principally concerned with three issues: “the selfish hypothesis,” the nature of moral judgment, and the character of moral virtue. This entry regards the second component: the debate between the rationalists and sentimentalists over the nature and justification of moral judgment. Moral rationalism—exemplified most clearly in modern philosophy Continue Reading …

David Hume and Adam Smith in the Context of Eighteenth-Century Moral Philosophy, Part 1

November 6, 2011 by Getty Lustila 2 Comments

Moral philosophy in the eighteenth century was principally concerned with three issues. First, was “the selfish hypothesis,” which maintained that all declarations of public interest were ultimately expressions of private interest. Second, was the explanation and justification of moral judgment. And third, was the character of moral virtue. The selfish hypothesis, though largely a minority view, was defended equally by Continue Reading …

Episode 45: Moral Sense Theory: Hume and Smith (Citizens Only)

October 29, 2011 by Mark Linsenmayer 1 Comment

Discussing parts of David Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature (1740) and Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759).

Where do we get our moral ideas? Hume and Smith both thought that we get them by reflecting on our own moral judgments and on how we and others (including imaginary, hypothesized others) in turn judge those judgments. We lay out the differences between these two gents and discuss whether their views constitute an actual moral theory or just a descriptive enterprise. With guest Getty Lustila.

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PREVIEW-Episode 45: Moral Sense Theory: Hume and Smith

October 29, 2011 by Mark Linsenmayer 28 Comments

Discussing parts of David Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature (1740) and Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759).

Where do we get our moral ideas? Hume and Smith both thought that we get them by reflecting on our own moral judgments and on how we and others (including imaginary, hypothesized others) in turn judge those judgments. We lay out the differences between these two gents and discuss whether their views constitute an actual moral theory or just a descriptive enterprise. With guest Getty Lustila.

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Topic for #45: Moral Sense Theory: Hume and Smith

September 27, 2011 by Mark Linsenmayer 5 Comments

Here’s the recorded episode. In Ep. 41, we discussed David Hume’s ethics both providing a challenge for any naturalist (meaning one compatible with a modern scientific world-view) ethics–you can’t deduce “ought” from “is”–and as providing an approach to moral psychology. In this discussion, we grappled with selections from Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature (1740) and Adam Smith’s The Theory of Continue Reading …

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