“The way I think of it, economics and ecology occupy two intellectual silos, isolated from each other. Even when they do take each other into consideration, it's not uncommon for ecologists to spout absolute nonsense about economics, and vice versa.” ThinkingWayTwoIntellectualEconomicsAbsolutesVicesNonsenseConsiderationIsolatedEcologyVice VersaUncommon Author:Charles C. Mann
“I doubt whether there is any subject in the world of equal importance that has received so little serious and articulate consideration as the economic status of the family - of its members in relation to each other and of the whole unit in relation to the other units of which the community is made up.” WorldLittlesMadeWholeCommunityFamilyDoubtEconomicSubjectsSeriousEqualMembersEconomicsImportanceRelationConsiderationUnitsEconomic Status Author:Eleanor Rathbone
“Liberalism and capitalism address themselves to the cool, well-balanced mind. They proceed by strict logic, eliminating any appeal to the emotions. Socialism, on the contrary, works on the emotions, tries to violate logical considerations by rousing a sense of personal interest and to stifle the voice of reason by awakening primitive instincts.” TryingMindWellsReasonVoiceInterestEmotionLibertyEconomicCapitalismEconomicsLogicInstinctAwakeningContrarySocialismAppealsLiberalismAddressesConsiderationLogicalBalancedPrimitiveStrictEliminatingPersonal InterestVoice Of Reason Book:Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist Source: Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist
“The engineer who counts cost as nothing as compared to the result, who holds himself above the consideration of dollars and cents, has missed his vocation.” ResultsCostEconomicsDollarsConsiderationCentsEngineersVocation Author:Coleman Sellers II
“Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical considerations that shape human behaviour and judgment.” HumansMadeChallengesAttentionGreaterInspireShapesJudgmentEconomicsProductiveConsiderationEthicalBehaviourProvokingExplicitHuman Behaviour Author:Amartya Sen
“Today, the UK must be the pioneer of a new model of economic change, that integrates social and environmental consideration. This is not just a question of values and moral duty. It is about our economy's capacity to sustain itself” TodayValuesSocialBusinessMoralEconomyEconomicDutyModelsCapacityEconomicsManagementEnvironmentalConsiderationPioneersIntegratingMoral DutyEconomic ChangeValues And Morals Author:David Miliband
“Now, of course, cold fusion is the daddy of them all in a way, in terms of value, so I think that viewed in a social way, from the point of social considerations and economics, it will tell you that this thing will stay around.” ThinkingWayValuesCoursesSocialTermColdEconomicsConsiderationDaddyFusion Author:Martin Fleischmann
“One of the first laws against air pollution came in 1300 when King Edward I decreed the death penalty for burning of coal. At least one execution for that offense is recorded. But economics triumphed over health considerations, and air pollution became an appalling problem in England.” FirstsProblemLawEnvironmentAirKingsEconomicsEnglandBurningConsiderationPollutionExecutionPenaltiesOffenseCoalDeath PenaltyMother EarthSave Mother EarthAir Pollution Author:Glenn T. Seaborg