i think it's nishment of the selfish or egoistic or greedy person. They are so curved in on themselves that they can't really see and feel for other human beings. I mean, one thing we can say is leo tolstoy was rich. That's a true fact. Ok, let's move on to dostoevsky. You know, no, learning that leo Tole Stoy was rich has told you next to nothing about him. And while that's especially true for tolstoys, it may be very true of every single human being. Simply knowing somebody's net worth has told us next toNothing about who they are,. Ah,
Physician and careful reader Richard Gunderman of Indiana University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how Adam Smith and Leo Tolstoy looked at greed. Drawing on Tolstoy's short story, "Master and Man," and adding some Thomas Hobbes along the way, Gunderman argues that a life well-lived requires us to rise above our lower desires. Join Gunderman and Roberts for a sleigh ride into a snowy blizzard, where you won't find your way by following rules, but rather by recognizing what needs to be seen.