The Vanity of the Economist
"A Comment on Peart and Levy's The "Vanity of the Philosopher
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2780928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin D Hoover (0000-0002-0215-2628, Duke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 445-453 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2008.00581.x |
| OpenAlex | W2171089068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
In the Vanity of the Philosopher, Sandra Peart and David Levy reconsider "postclassical" economics from the vantage point of Adam Smith's "analytical" egalitarianism. Analytical egalitarianism is assumed, not proved; and Peart and Levy's criticisms of many 19th- and early 20th-century economists, as well as eugenics in general, depend on equivocating between analytical and substantive egalitarianism. They fail to provide a non-question-begging critique of eugenics
Economics · Egalitarianism · Epistemology · Eugenics · Positive economics · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |