The very excellent Jack Weinstein in The Chronicle of Higher Education — If the paywall has kicked in a pdf can be downloaded here. Jack has of course contributed to Propriety and Prosperity: New Studies on the Philosophy of Adam Smith and has a forthcoming symposium on his recent book to be published in C+T. Adam SmithAdam…
Here is the intro to Roger Frantz’ chapter. ~~~~~~~ Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a polymath with several of his key concepts and theories either having modern counterparts and/or “enjoying” empirical support. Smith wrote about the origin and proper use of language, grammar, the history of astronomy and ancient physics, moral philosophy, music, dance, and poetry,…
Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought Volume 5, Issue 1, 2015 This article considers recent trends in government towards openness and transparency, particularly with respect to the publication of open data, in the context of Michael Oakeshott’s ideas of the nature of the state and the conditions for civility.…
Sometimes when she mentions God, it strikes me that my mother uses him as but one of the devices that come to hand in an outrageous man’s world, to be put to work like all the rest in the one enterprise she has any use for: the canny management of the shocks of life. It…
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Not that one really needs any confirmation, but listening to this rerelease, the genius is palpable. Maestro producer Scott Billington‘s liner notes are fascinating. Here’s hoping that more releases are in the offing — there is precious little available even at the Louisiana Music Factory. Also, check out this Guardian piece plugging the recent documentary. Bayou Maharajah: The…
The Huffington Post (H/T to CS). Big George BrockbluesCadillac John NolanJames “Super Chikan” JohnsonJames Son ThomasJimmy AndersonKing LloydLC UlmerLeo Bud WelchLou BoppMississippiMississippi DeltaMonroe JonesMr. Johnnie BillingtonmusicPat ThomasRL BoyceRobert “Bilbo” WalkerRufus RoachT Model FordTL Williams
“That fat freak a guarantee one hunner percen nucular bum. Shit. Drop him on somebody, everybody gettin caught in the fallout, get tin their ass blowed up. Ooo-wee. Night of Joy really turn into a zoo las night. Firs we get a bird, then the fat mother come draggin along, then three cats look like…
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The intro to Laurent Dobuzinskis’ chapter: As is well known, Adam Smith spent about two years in Europe, most of it in France. It was in fact during his stay in Toulouse that he began to work on what became The Wealth of Nations (WN); but what proved decisive for the deepening of his understanding…
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