List: Why We Bite the Invisible Hand | Curated by Ellen Clardy, PhD

Dec 28, 2023
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Why We Bite the Invisible Hand
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If You Bite the Invisible Hand, It Will Bite BackA Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 18 “Conclusion: Still Spinning After All These Years”
Nov 24, 2023
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Nov 24, 2023
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Philanthrocapitalism Pleases the Donors; Policies are Pushed onto the RecipientsPart 2 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 17 “Bill Gates and the Pitfalls of Philanthrocapitalism”
Nov 18, 2023
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Nov 18, 2023
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No Need for Philanthrocapitalism, Serving Others’ Needs Is Already Built into CapitalismIn this chapter, Foster turns his attention to philanthrocapitalism. It is some combination of charity somehow wrapped up in capitalist…
Nov 11, 2023
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Nov 11, 2023
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Using a Green Wrapper and Moralistic Hyperbole to Cover Anti-CapitalismA Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 16 “The Greenest Businessman in America”
Nov 3, 2023
Nov 3, 2023
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Corporate Social Responsibility Is IrresponsiblePart 2 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 15 “Global Salvationism”
Oct 28, 2023
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Oct 28, 2023
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Beyond Good Intentions: We Need to Be Saved from the Saviors of Global SalvationismPart 1 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 15 “Global Salvationism”
Oct 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023
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The Economic Denialism Built into Climate ChangeA Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 14 “Moral Climate”
Oct 14, 2023
Oct 14, 2023
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The Deep, Dark Roots of Politics: Using Others to Help OurselvesA Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 13 “The Chimpanzee in the Room: Darwinian Politics”
Oct 6, 2023
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Oct 6, 2023
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Economic Statistics Boost the Illusion of ControlPart 3 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 12 “Homer Economicus”
Sep 29, 2023
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Sep 29, 2023
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Do We Want the Government Nudging Us?Part 2 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 12 “Homer Economicus”
Sep 23, 2023
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Sep 23, 2023
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Behavioral Economics: Correcting a Problem Economics Does Not HavePart 1 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 12 “Homer Economicus”
Sep 15, 2023
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Sep 15, 2023
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The Subconscious Source of Morality Is Driving the Culture WarsPart 2 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 11 “The Darwin Wars”
Sep 8, 2023
Sep 8, 2023
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Sociobiology’s Unity Blinded Its ProgressPart 1 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 11 “The Darwin Wars”
Sep 1, 2023
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Sep 1, 2023
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Keynesianism: Regulating the Free Market to DeathPart 3 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 10 “The Rise and Fall and Rise of John Maynard Keynes”
Aug 26, 2023
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Aug 26, 2023
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Keynesianism: Why We Think We Can Spend Our Way Out of a RecessionPart 2 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 10 “The Rise and Fall and Rise of John Maynard Keynes”
Aug 18, 2023
Aug 18, 2023
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Keynesianism: The Appeal of a Theory that Empowers ExpertsPart 1 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 10 “The Rise and Fall and Rise of John Maynard Keynes”
Aug 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023
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Free Market Economics Requires Trusting What You Cannot SeePart 2 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 9 “The Invisible Metaphor”
Aug 5, 2023
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Aug 5, 2023
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The Problems We Cause Ourselves from Few Seeing the Invisible HandPart 1 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 9 “The Invisible Metaphor”
Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
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Zero Sum Bias: How Malthusian Thinking Hinders Economic ProgressPart 3 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 8 “Do-It-Yourself Economics”
Jul 21, 2023
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Jul 21, 2023
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The Need to Unlearn What We “Know” about EconomicsPart 2 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 8 “Do-It-Yourself Economics”
Jul 14, 2023
Jul 14, 2023