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Quote by Vilfredo Pareto

“Usually, so far as improvement in the people's economic conditions is concerned, humanitarians simply play the role of the busybody.”

Book:Manual of political economy

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Manual of political economy

This book delves into the foundational theories and concepts of political economy, examining the interplay between economic policies and social structures. It covers a range of topics including market dynamics, government intervention, and the historical development of economic thought. more

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Vilfredo Pareto

Italian economist known for his theories on economic efficiency and income distribution. Pareto is famous for his 80/20 rule, which states that 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. His theories have had a profound impact on economics, sociology, and political science. more

“Mass, time , magnetic moment, the unconscious: we have grown up with these symbolic concepts, so that we are startled to be told that man had once to create them for himself. He had indeed, and he has: for mass is not an intuition in the muscle, and time is not bought ready-made at the watchmaker's.”

Men Made Moments Ready Mass Concepts Intuition Muscles Unconscious Symbolic Magnetic

Book:Science and Human Values

Source: Science and Human Values

“There is a social injunction implied in the positivist and analyst methods. This social axiom is that :;:;:;:;:;:; We OUGHT to act in such a way that what IS true can be verified to be so.”

Way Social Ought Method Axioms Analysts Implied

Book:Science and Human Values

Source: Science and Human Values

“Nature is more subtle, more deeply intertwined and more strangely integrated than any of our pictures of her than any of our errors. It is not merely that our pictures are not full enough; each of our pictures in the end turns out to be so basically mistaken that the marvel is that it worked at all.”

Ends Enough Turns Errors Subtle Mistaken Integrated Intertwined

Book:Science and Human Values

Source: Science and Human Values