The present paper investigates the links that connect Seneca and Adam Smith in relation to the concept of the technological change and the evolution of society. The Roman philosopher and jurist discusses extensively the technical achievements in various factors of production which are an outcome...

The purpose of this paper is to bring to light that specific persons occupied to transfer into the Greek milieu the ideas and doctrines of Saint-Simon, after his death in 1825. Saint-Simon’s name and doctrines were known to the Greek scholars of the Diaspora and especially to A. Corais’s...

The influence of political developments on the evolution of economic thought is the main theme behind this book. As the authors reveal throughout the book, history has shown many times that political events can trigger the formulation of new economic conceptions that in turn influence the future...