The Worldly Philosophers：The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers

Thefinalrevisionofthisclassicbestseller,the7theditiondefinesthecommonthreadlinkingtheworld'sgreatesteconomicthinkersandexploresthephilosophiesthatmotivatethem.HailedbyGalbraithasa"brilliantachievement","TheWorldlyPhilosophers"withover2millioncopiessoldworldwide,notonlyenablesustoseemoredeeplyintoourhistory,buthelpsustobetterunderstandourowntimes.HeilbronerprovidesthenewthemethatconnectsthinkersasdifferentasAdamSmithandKarlMarx:thedesiretounderstandhowacapitalistsocietyworks.Anewchapterconveysaconcernthattoday'sincreasingly"scientific"economicsmayoverlookfundamentalsocialandpoliticalissuesthatarecentraltoeconomics.