Tag Archives: Adam Smith
Of Myth and the Gift Economy
First published in 1983, may consider “The Gift” by Lewis Hyde “a brilliantly orchestrated defense of the value of creativity and of its importance in a culture increasingly governed by money and overrun with commodities”. Hyde claims that creativity is “a gift” … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Religion, Science, Sociology
Tagged Adam Smith, Artists, Creativity, Economics, Gift, Gift Economy, Intelectual Property, invisible hand, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke, law, Lewis Hyde, Market, market economy, Myth, Patents, rights and responsibilities, Supply Agrement, The Gift, tribe
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Adam Smith and the Occupy Wall Street movement
George Will is one of my favorite columnists/commentators. I appreciate his historical perspective and his logical approach. But every so often he seems to lose his perspective and become a shill for ideologues. This past Sunday’s edition of the TV … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Government
Tagged Adam Smith, George Will, Jesse LaGreca, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Ponzi schemes, This Week, Wealth of Nations
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Unexpected Connections 