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Dennis Rasmussen on Hume and Smith and The Infidel and the Professor
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How did the friendship between David Hume and Adam Smith influence their ideas? Why do their ideas still matter today? Political Scientist Dennis Rasmussen of Tufts University and author of The Infidel and the Professor talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book--the intellectual and personal connections between two of the greatest thinkers of all time, David Hume and Adam Smith.
Released:
Nov 6, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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