The Worldly Philosophers - 7th Edition by Robert L Heilbroner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The final and most profound revision of this classic bestseller defines the common thread linking the world's greatest economic thinkers and explores the philosophies that motivate them.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>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" (<i>The New York Times</i>).</b> <p/><i>The Worldly Philosophers</i> 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. <p/> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The Worldly Philosophers is 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.<P>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>The Worldly Philosophers, </i> 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. <i>The Worldly Philosophers</i> gives us a clear understanding of the economic ideas that influence us whether or not we have read the great economic thinkers."<br> <b>--Lester Thurow</b><br><br>"A brilliant achievement."<br> <b>--</b><b>John Kenneth Galbraith</b><br><br>"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."<br> <b>--<i>The New York Times</i></b><br><br>"Robert Heilbroner's <i>The Worldly Philosophers</i> 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."<br> <b>--Leonard Silk</b><br><br>"Sinclair Lewis's <i>Arrowsmith</i> inspired several readers to become Nobel laureates in biology. Robert Heilbroner's new edition of <i>The Worldly Philosophers</i> will inspire a new generation of economists."<br> <b>--Paul Samuelson</b><br>
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