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Those who think that liberalism is largely about unrestrained private activity and those who believe liberalism is about the reasonable development of individuals in a mutually supporting and project-sharing society do not have too much in common.
Michael Freeden • Liberalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Stigler’s mark in economics centered on the economic competency—or rather incompetency—of state power. Once man’s behavior was reduced to utility-maximizing self-interest, economists were able to tear down the edifices of government intervention in the economy; they sought “a large role for explicit or implicit prices in the solution of many social
... See moreGlory M. Liu • Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism
The Problems of Modern Philanthropy
United in Love: Essays on Justice, Art, and Liturgy (Analyzing Theology)
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Moon’s claims were sufficient to place him outside the Christian tradition per se, and thus his followers qualified as converts. The sociologists, as they began to observe the group, carefully studied the Unification Church doctrines, as presented in a scripture written by Rev. Moon called The Divine Principles. (It had been translated into English
... See moreRodney Stark • Cities of God
The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future (Future Perfect: Images of the Time to Come in Philosophy, Politics and Cultural Studies)
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He has always been alien to her, a man of procedures where there should be passions.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
réseau. Bill Millikan, fondateur de l’association Communities in Schools, était un soir du nombre des convives. Il est aujourd’hui septuagénaire. « Je travaille dans le domaine depuis quarante-cinq ans, dit-il, et je n’ai jamais vu un programme changer la moindre vie. Seules les relations changent des vies. »