A Discussion of Bourgeois Equality Chapter 42 “Political Ideas Mattered for Equal Liberty and Dignity” Dr. McCloskey is examining the role political thinking played in making the trade tested betterment system work. She notes that many societies in the past, and now, have some elements needed for such a system…
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Bourgeois Equality
Progress was not Inevitable or Predictable
A Discussion of Bourgeois Equality Chapter 38 “The Causes were Local, Temporary, and Unpredictable” People have a tendency to explain how we got where we are in history as if it was an inevitable process, but in this chapter, Dr. McCloskey is advancing the idea the cultural changes that allowed…