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Observations on The “Vanity of the Philosopher”
Author(s) -
McCann, Jr. Charles R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2008.00582.x
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , presentation (obstetrics) , mill , epistemology , philosophy , psychology , positive economics , mathematics , economics , linguistics , history , medicine , archaeology , radiology
A bstract . The purpose of this essay is to identify certain points at which the presentation in Vanity appears incomplete or in error, especially as regards the interpretations of Mill and Spencer. It is shown that, while the authors have stated their case well, certain mischaracterizations, misstatements, and omissions seem to allow an alternative overall interpretation. However, another look suggests that, despite these discrepancies, the given interpretation is quite valid.