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his fundamental conviction has remained constant: the horrors of late twentieth-century life, whether Nazi, communist, racist, nationalist, or utilitarian in expression, are the products of defective concepts of the human person.
George Weigel • Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II
There are, finally, some fundamental political problems within neoliberalism that need to be addressed. A contradiction arises between a seductive but alienating possessive individualism on the one hand and the desire for a meaningful collective life on the other. While individuals are supposedly free to choose, they are not supposed to choose to
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Common Objects of Love: Moral Reflection and the Shaping of Community; The 2001 Stob Lectures
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By reworking Smithian concepts like “individualism,” “self-interest,” and “the invisible hand,” thinkers like Hayek, Stigler, and Friedman transformed Smith into an original way of thinking about an individualistic, market-oriented society that was justifiable on social-scientific grounds.
Glory M. Liu • Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism
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. »
Anatole Muchnik • La deuxième montagne : Si la réussite n'était pas là où vous le pensiez ? (French Edition)
