Background
Muller, Jerry Zucker was born on June 7, 1954 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Son of Henry and Bella Muller.
(A remarkable history of the idea of capitalism in Western...)
A remarkable history of the idea of capitalism in Western thought–—from its origins in classical Greece and Rome and in medieval Christianity, through its flowering from 1700 to the present day—that examines the most significant thinkers who have influenced our views on how the market can (and should or should not) affect the way society is organized. Capitalism is too complex a subject to be left to economists, and achieving a critical comprehension of it requires perspectives beyond those characteristic of modern economics. European thinkers have debated the cultural, moral, and political effects of capitalism for centuries, and their claims have been many and diverse. Historian Jerry Muller tracks this fascinating thread, setting out what the best and brightest—from Hobbes to Hayek, and across the ideological spectrum, including Voltaire, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, Hegel, Marx, and Matthew Arnold, as well as twentieth-century communist, fascist, and neoliberal intellectuals—have thought about the ramifications of capitalism and its future implications. In doing so, he also shows how antisemitic stereotypes about Jews and their relationship to money have played an ongoing role in the interpretation of capitalism. The result is a compelling history of ideas and a riveting exploration of questions—about wealth and poverty, capitalism and culture, the individual and the state, and the role of intellectuals within market societies—that still compel our attention.
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(The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Th...)
The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought by Muller, Jerry Z. ( Author ) Paperback Nov- 2003 Paperback Nov- 11- 2003
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( Why did some of the "best and brightest" of Weimar inte...)
Why did some of the "best and brightest" of Weimar intellectuals advocate totalitarian solutions to the problems of liberal democratic, capitalist society? How did their "radical conservatism" contribute to the rise of National Socialism? What roles did they play in the Third Reich? How did their experience of totalitarianism lead them to recast their social and political thought? This biography of Hans Freyer, a prominent German sociologist and political ideologist, is a case study of intellectuals and a "god that failed"--not on the political left, but on the right, where its significance has been overlooked. The author explores the interaction of political ideology and academic social science in democratic and totalitarian regimes, the transformation of German conservatism by the experience of National Socialism, and the ways in which tension between former collaborators and former opponents of National Socialism continued to mold West German intellectual life in the postwar decades.
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( Counter to the popular impression that Adam Smith was a...)
Counter to the popular impression that Adam Smith was a champion of selfishness and greed, Jerry Muller shows that the Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations maintained that markets served to promote the well-being of the populace and that government must intervene to counteract the negative effects of the pursuit of self-interest. Smith's analysis went beyond economics to embrace a larger "civilizing project" designed to create a more decent society.
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Muller, Jerry Zucker was born on June 7, 1954 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Son of Henry and Bella Muller.
Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1984.
From assistant professor history to associate professor history Catholic University, Washington, 1984-1996, ordinary professor history, since 1996.
( Why did some of the "best and brightest" of Weimar inte...)
( Counter to the popular impression that Adam Smith was a...)
(A remarkable history of the idea of capitalism in Western...)
(The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Th...)
Member International Society for Intellectual History, Jewish Studies Association, American History Association, Conference on Center European History, 18th Century Scottish Studies Society, German Studies Association, History Society.
Married Sharon Sachs, August 8, 1976. Children: Elisha, Sara, Joseph.