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A History Of Science, Volume 1, – Henry Smith Williams
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Should the story that is about to be unfolded be found to lack interest, the writers must stand convicted of unpardonable lack of art. Nothing but dulness in the telling could mar the story, for in itself it is the record of the growth of those ideas that have made our race and its civilization what they are; of ideas instinct with human interest, vital with meaning for our race; fundamental in their influence on human development; part and parcel of the mechanism o… More >>
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Self-Interest before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic Science
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Pierre Force studies the history of the concept of self-interest to understand its meaning by the time that Adam Smith used it as an axiom in The Wealth of Nations. He demonstrates that Smith, unlike many of his predecessors and contemporaries, never endorsed the idea that self-interest is the motivation behind all human action, although the “selfish hypothesis” did have a place in his doctrine. This book provides insight on classic puzzles of economic theory and i… More >>
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The New York Times Current History January 23 1915 – Various
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My lord: I have the honor to report the proceedings of the field force under my command up to the time of rendering this dispatch.
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