The ferocity of Knight's comments on Henry George may come as a surprise to those who are not familiar with his criticisms of other economists and philosophers. But, in fact, his criticisms of George are not due to specifically Knightian insights on George's approach, but rather reflect the...

FRONT COVER -- RESEARCH IN THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND METHODOLOGY: A RESEARCH ANNUAL -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- EDITORIAL BOARD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BRITISH ECONOMISTS ON COMPETITION POLICY (1890-1920) -- US ECONOMISTS AND THE SHERMAN ACT -- COMPETITION IN...

I trace the arc of my thinking about political economy and Christian theology from my early interactions with the work of Richard Whately and Frank Knight to more recent economic and theological reflections on innovation. The general theme is that life is more than economics, despite the...

Few economists speak of talk in considering human interaction. Deirdre McCloskey is one who does. The paper considers what it means to take talk seriously, its connection to moral philosophy, and to innovation.