The Dangerous Wisdom of Adam Smith

Adam Smith's not exactly the most brilliant philosopher, even though he’s rather perceptive and clever in some ways. He’s not even really a philosopher so much as a professor of philosophy, and that kind of writing rarely interests me.

But what shocked me about his writing was both the nature of his ignorance and the nature of some of his insights. His writing seems perfectly symptomatic of the dominant culture.

By thinking through economic ideas from a philosophical viewpoint, we can come to a little better understanding of the dominant culture, its influence on the world, how we got to this tragic historical moment, and how we can potentially create a shift.

Because of the importance of this subject matter, and the central role of capitalism in our lives, we will have a series of contemplations and interviews about all of this, and try to creatively imagine ourselves forward, into a truly wiser, more loving, more beautiful world.