#68 Jerry Z. Muller: History and Philosophy of Capitalism

The Dissenter - A podcast by Ricardo Lopes

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Jerry Muller is Ordinary Professor of History at the Catholic University of America, where he teaches courses on historical and contemporary subjects, including capitalism; nationalism; conservatism; the history of social, political, economic, and religious thought; and modern German and Jewish history. He’s also the author of books like The Mind and the Market, Capitalism and the Jews, and, the most recent one, The Tyranny of Metrics. In this episode, we talk about the conditions that favored the development of the industrial revolution in England; the philosophy of capitalism, and the several disputes; the relevance of Marxism; capitalism and its varieties; the importance of economic inequality; and Dr. Muller’s latest book, The Tyranny of Metrics. Time Links: 00:43 The advent of the industrial revolution in England 05:28 Philosophical disputes in the early days of capitalism   11:55 Adam Smith and the invisible hand of the market  19:47 Justus Möser and the conservative critique of capitalism  23:11 Is Marx still relevant?  29:10 What opponents and proponents of capitalism have in common  35:50 The varieties of capitalism  41:31 Economic inequality, and to what degree it is a problem  48:37 The Tyranny of Metrics 53:31 Follow Dr. Muller’s work -- Follow Dr. Muller’s work: Faculty page: https://history.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/muller-jerry/index.html Twitter handle: @jerryzmuller Books: https://tinyurl.com/ybmgmfl8 -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g