This is econ talk, conversations for the curious. Today's topic is greed as seen through the work of adam smith and leo tolstoy. Richard gunderman: What do we know about him? And what does he want us to think about him? We'll have a link up to it with this episode.
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.