The Worldly Philosophers
Subtitle: the lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers
By: [by] Robert L. Heilbroner.
Edition: Revised seventh edition
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9780684862149
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; History of ideas, intellectual history; Economics - General; History Of Economic Thought; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; History; Economists; Economic History; General; Business & Economics / Economic History; Biography; Economics
First sentence: This is a book about a handful of men with a curious claim to fame.
Description: "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 view 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"--Back cover.
Notes: A Touchstone book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.