Adam Smith v. Plato: on the Division of Labour and Market Forces

Author: Julian Scott

May 11, 2023

In Book II of Plato’s Republic, Socrates imagines how a typical society might develop from simple beginnings into a more complex and organized entity. He speculates that, initially, everyone might do everything for themselves, such as building their own houses, making their own clothes and growing their own food. But soon, he says, people would [...]

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