"I i love markets. I think private property is an institution that's absolutely fitting to human nature," he says. "Once we decide we want an infinite amount of more, you're going to end up corrupting those real goodst that markets actually can and should produce", the author adds. 'It opens up a beautiful view of how markets work'
Author, economist, and theologian Mary Hirschfeld of Villanova University talks about her book, Aquinas and the Market, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hirschfeld looks at the nature of our economic activity as buyers and sellers and whether our pursuit of economic growth and material well-being comes at a cost. She encourages a skeptical stance about the ability of more stuff to produce true happiness and/or satisfaction. The conversation includes a critique of economic theory and the aspect of human satisfaction outside the domain of economists.