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Frank Knight: "Can the Mind Solve the Problems Raised by Its Liberation?"

Talk prepared for session on Frank Knight's Economic and Social Philosophy at the Southern Economic Association meetings in Washington, DC, November 2011. I was not able to attend, so recorded my comments.

Can the Mind Solve the Problems Raised by Its Liberation?

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	Frank Knight and the Chicago School in American Economics 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology by Ross B. Emmett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff E. Biddle (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of Economics 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wisconsin, Labor, Income, and Institutions: Contributions from Commons and Bronfenbrenner 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology: Frank H. Knight in Iowa City 1919-1928 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Knight and the Chicago School in American Economics. Routledge Studies in the History of Economics, Volume 98. 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology: Documents on Government and the Economy by Ross B. Emmett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff E. Biddle (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology: A Research Annual by Warren J. Samuels (Editor), Jeff E. Biddle, Ross B. Emmett (Goodreads Author) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank H. Knight in Iowa City, 1919-1928 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, Volume 29 A-C by Ross B. Emmett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff E. Biddle, Marianne Johnson 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ross Emmett rated a book 4 of 5 stars Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers: The Economic Engine of Political Change by Edward Lopez read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ross Emmett liked Dave Emmett's review of Stop Stealing Dreams: " Really great book about how we should be changing school to address the needs of the future, not the needs of the past. I found myself highlighting a ton of lines from this book, here's a few of the ones that best capture the overall theme: "Factor... " Read more of this review »
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Ross Emmett rated a book 4 of 5 stars Portrait Of A Spy (Gabriel Allon, #11) by Daniel Silva read in November, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ross Emmett rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen L. Carter read in October, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I expected to resist the opening counterfactual: that Lincoln survived his assassination attempt. But one was swept immediately into the story and I quickly forgot the counterfactual and simply enjoyed the story. Indeed, keeping Lincoln in the story...more
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Ross Emmett rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise by Arthur C. Brooks read in August, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ross Emmett rated a book 4 of 5 stars Red Plenty by Francis Spufford read in August, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Enjoyed this history of Soviet idea of a centrally planned economy. Blend of history and fiction (not really historical fiction, but fictionalized history).
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Ross Emmett rated a book 2 of 5 stars How Much is Enough?: Money and the Good Life by Robert Skidelsky read in August, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've written a short review for CHOICE. Here I'll make some more specific comments. I expected, from comments I've read, a very poor argument for a wishy-washy romantic argument about the end of scarcity. Robert Skidelsky is the biographer of J. Mayna...more
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