A Catechism of Individualism (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- A Catechism of Individualism (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Henry Wilson
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
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- PAP
- Language
- English
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- 0259566357
- ISBN 13
- 9780259566359
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- 104 grams
Grounded arguments for individualism in a practical economy
A concise, question‑and‑answer style takes you through the clash between individualism and socialism. It argues that economics, not ethics, should settle how society organizes production and exchange, and it explains why personal choice and bargaining matter.
This edition frames the discussion around real-world questions: What distinguishes individualism from socialism? How do value, price, and profit really work? And how do ethics relate to the facts of markets, production, and wealth?- Clear contrasts between two systems: how they produce goods, distribute those goods, and the role of self‑interest in steering outcomes.
- Foundational ideas on value, marginal utility, and price as measures of what people are willing to give up for a thing.
- Common critiques of socialism, including how central planning can misjudge needs and waste resources.
- Discussion on wages, profits, surplus value, and the balance between individual effort and institutional structures.
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