20 - Do Free Markets Make Free Humans? Interview with Jeffrey Bercuson
Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast
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Is Everything Happening Haphazardly?
For the Germans, nothing is haphazard. Nothing happens willy-nilly, right? If we've managed to detach ourselves from feudal life, if we suddenly have this open, dynamic economy with a new degree of class mobility, then there must be some reason for their existence. Market is like a safer way for us to compete than war and it helps us develop our capacities. And so in a way, there's an economic benefit, but there's also this benefit that we're not killing each other.
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