Tristram Shandy review

Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations suffers from a familiarity bias in the modern world. It is difficult to get people excited about a book that explains how the division of labor leads to specialization and trade which then creates immense wealth. The shocking nature of the work is hidden from us because we all see this every day and thus think of it as nothing particularly revolutionary.   A good comparison is provided by Isaac Newton’s Principia.  In that … [Read more...] about Hidden Revolutionaries: Tristram Shandy and Adam Smith