Social Inequality, Analytical Egalitarianism, and the March Towards Eugenic Explanations in the Social Sciences

This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis. Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart’s and David M. Levy’s book The ‘Vanity of the Philosopher’: From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics Explains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach Provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling, and the political economy of the gaming industry

PART I. Editor’s Introduction. PART II. On the Peart and Levy Thesis. Observations on The "Vanity of the Philosopher"—Charles R. McCann, Jr. The "Vanity of the Philosopher": Analytical Egalitarianism, Associationist Psychology, and Eugenic Remaking?—Andrew Farrant. In the Shadows of Vanity: Religion and the Debate Over Hierarchy—J. Daniel Hammond. The Vanity of the Economist: A Comment on Peart and Levy’sThe "Vanity of the Philosopher"—Kevin D. Hoover. Classical Equality: On the Content of Analytical Egalitarianism—Joseph Persky. Thinking About Analytical Egalitarianism—David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart. PART III. Anthroposociology. Social Anthropology in Economic Literature at the End of the 19th Century: Eugenic and Racial Explanations of Inequality—Terenzio Maccabelli. Index