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cgod  ·  2443 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 19, 2017

Good for you, reading Adam Smith. He isn't the guy most people believe he was.





user-inactivated  ·  2443 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd like to say that I took the initiative and picked him out, but...

The reason I'm reading him is:

user-inactivated  ·  2443 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What do you think of the book so far? I was amazed at how easy of a read it was for me way back when.

user-inactivated  ·  2442 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm not really far enough in yet to feel comfortable talking about the contents. Some of it is forward thinking, other bits have seemed naive and cold. We'll see how he progresses both strands.

The form of those contents are pretty accessible though. He spends a few paragraphs writing in plain language to establish a notion and then moves on to what that development enables him to talk about.

It is a conversational work. I wasn't expecting that.

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blackbootz  ·  2443 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How do you mean?