Post Lesson 36/Pre Lesson 37

Next time,

1. Read BE 621-627 and 634-637.
2. Then, think about what makes scrooge so unbearable to you. What stands out about Adam Smith's arguments, at least as Sowell tells them? How is this similar or different from Keynes' arguments?
3. Finally respond to this quote in your journal: "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we can expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest." Does this quote imply that we only get ahead by being selfish?

You will turn in your journal after this class.

I hope you enjoyed the discussion and review that Maj Ackerman did with you. Different perspectives are always helpful.

Next time we'll discuss both journals and sets of readings.