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Richard Gunderman on Greed, Adam Smith, and Leo Tolstoy

EconTalk - April 04, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Physician and careful reader Richard Gunderman of Indiana University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how Adam Smith and Leo Tolstoy looked at greed. Drawing on Tolstoy's short story, "Master and Man," and adding some Thomas Hobbes along the way, Gunderman argues that a life well-live...

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The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith

33 Episodes - 1264 pages - ★★★★ - 20K ratings