Tag: self-interest
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Once More on Adam Smith and Self-Interest
Adam Smith's Lost Legacy (Gavin Kennedy): Once More on Adam Smith and Self-Interest … Consider what Adam Smith states early in Wealth Of Nations about "self-interest": "In civilized society he stands at all times in need of the co–operation and assistance of great multitudes, while his whole life is scarce sufficient to gain the friendship…
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Voting for the Common Good
My blogger friend, Allan Bevere, asked me to write a post for his blog regarding what motivates voters. Specifically, do voters vote for self-interest or the common good? I'm posting it here a day later. ************ Nearly a century ago, a young boy named Ezekiel Bulver overheard his parents arguing. It seems Mr. Bulver was…
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Selfish/Self-Interested
Over at Library of Economics and Liberty, Bryan Caplan asks: Agree or disagree: "Selfish" is to "self-interested" as "cheap" is to "thrifty." Please explain your answer. Interesting question. Read the comments to his post for an interesting discussion.
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What Do We Really Mean by Environmentalism?
Christianity Today recently published an editorial about creation care. Noting a biblical warrant for the exercise of creation care, they encourage readers to embrace environmental stewardship as part of their Christian witness. They decry those who minimize our concern for creation. This leads me to some interesting questions I've wanted to post on this blog…
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Self-Interest is Not Selfishness
Adam Smith's Lost Legacy: Self-Interest is Not Selfishness … “Greg Baldwin said… Thanks for the comment. Secretly I want to believe that self interest and selfishness can be neatly distinguished, but I'll confess quotes like this from our friend Mr. Smith have not helped me to find the clear distinction: "It is not from the…
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Economics at the Jesus Creed: Michael Kruse 5
My fifth post on economics is up at Jesus Creed. Today we are looking at self-interest. I suggest some provocative ideas. Feel free to join us for some discussion. Economics at the Jesus Creed: Michael Kruse 5
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Theologians and Economists: Self-Interest Versus Selfishness
[Series Index] “Love your neighbor as yourself.” This injunction is mentioned once in the Old Testament (Lev. 19:18), and seven times in the New Testament (Matt. 19:19, 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Rom. 13:9; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8) It is the core Christian ethic for relating to others. The antithesis of loving others is selfishness.…
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Best of It: The Story and the Mission (Part 4)
[Series Index] We continue Chapter Six, "The Story and the Mission," in John Stackhouse's' Making the Best of It. Yesterday we ended with this observation by Stackhouse: Implicit in this vision of the New Jerusalem and fundamental to the Christian ethos is what I call the principle of "win-win-win." Shalom is an all-embracing life of…