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Plato
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Economics
Economic Ideas: Thomas Malthus on Population, Passions, Property and Politics
by Richard Ebeling January 13, 2017Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have been born in what is often still referred to as the Western Worldrarely appreciate the historical uniqueness of our material and related cultural well being.
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Economics
Economic Ideas: Plato, Aristotle, and the Ancient Greeks, Part 2
by Richard Ebeling September 27, 2016When we turn to the other most famous ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle (384 B.C. – 322 B.C.), we find little of the political regimentation that characterizes his teacher, Plato. For Aristotle, the appropriate behavior is the “golden mean,” that is, the avoidance of “extreme” or unrealistic goals or conduct in the affairs of men.