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Julian Lincoln Simon (1932–1998)

Autor/a de The Ultimate Resource 2

25+ obres 443 Membres 4 Ressenyes

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Inclou aquests noms: Julian Simon, Julian L. Simon

Obres de Julian Lincoln Simon

The Ultimate Resource 2 (1996) 114 exemplars
The Ultimate Resource (1981) 62 exemplars
The State of Humanity (1995) 37 exemplars
Good Mood (1993) 28 exemplars
Hoodwinking the Nation (1999) 27 exemplars
Resampling: The new statistics (1992) 9 exemplars

Obres associades

The Nine Lives of Population Control (1995) — Col·laborador — 25 exemplars

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Simon, Julian L.
Data de naixement
1932-02-12
Data de defunció
1998-02-08
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA

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I have always been a fan of Julian Simon who provided a useful antidote to the apocalyptic thinking (my crap-detector goes into overdrive when people indulge in that form of argument) of the likes of Paul Ehrlich, et al.

I first ran across Simon after I read a long article about the famous bet back in the early eighties. (http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/02/magazine/betting-on-the-planet.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm) Essentially a battle between two schools of thought, the Malthusians v. the Cornucopians, the bet enlivened the debate between two ways of looking at the world.

I was reminded of this book recently when I read Penn Jillette's homage to books and reading http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/books/review/penn-jillette-by-the-book.html?pa... in which he cites Simon's book as being important to changing his perspective.

I note there is a soon-to-be-released book about the famous bet in which the author takes a different tack. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/books/review/penn-jillette-by-the-book.html?pa... I would quibble with his rather broad statement that it was the bet that created the gulf between economists and environmentalists, but I look forward to getting a copy of his book for my kindle when it's released in early September.

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ecw0647 | Sep 30, 2013 |
I wanted more information on starting a mail-order business which was Internet-based. This one is more targeted to the traditional brick and morter type of operation and not designed for the current situation of web-based businesses.
 
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ngennaro | Jan 9, 2006 |
For Ed Feulner_ A stalwart friend of freedom and the truth_ Julian Simon July 4_ 1991.
 
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efeulner | Mar 28, 2014 |
Rosamund McDougall, policy director for the Optimum Population Trust, has chosen to discuss The Ultimate Resource 2 on FiveBooks as one of the top five on her subject -Global Warming:



“…This book claims that technology and free market economics will solve the world’s environmental problems and support the constantly growing population, a view which has done a lot of damage to environmental campaigning. …”

The full interview is available here: http://fivebooks.com/interviews/rosamund-mcdougall-on-global-warming
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FiveBooks | Apr 20, 2010 |

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