There is a point here? My ex-wife use to say that some people would drone on and on and never come to a point. She'd say "land the plane." And you never landed the plane.
"The public can facilitate this acquisition by establishing in every parish or district a little school, where children may be taught for a reward so moderate that even a common labourer may afford it... ...In Scotland...such parish schools has taught almost the whole common people to read, and...to write and account. In England the establishment of charity schools has had an effect of the same kind, though not so universally, because the establishment is not so universal."
"But though the common people cannot, in any civilised society, be so well instructed as people of some rank and fortune, the most essential parts of education, however, to read, write, and account, can be acquired...
...For a very small expense the public can facilitate, can encourage, and can even impose upon almost the whole body of the people the necessity of acquiring those most essential parts of education." book V ch. 1 part 3
You are going to get a lot of hate from professors and teachers for this video. They see nothing wrong with getting paid by the country and not from the pupils/students. This way they don't have to perform well.
In Israel where I live, professors get a large chunk of their salary for 'research'. As a student, I can say it definitely shows in their low standard of teaching.
Hell, Smith himself met resistance IIRC. What we should have learned from the 19th and 20th Centuries was that Socialism in most forms is truly a social poison. It's efforts to help those it values most trickles down and capillary actions up the social latter, often causing more damage than good. The government really needs to stay the hell out of people's lives.
Actually, Smith supported public schools. The author of this video needs to stop twisting Smith's words:
"The education of the common people requires, perhaps, in a civilized and commercial society, the attention of the publick, more than that of people of some rank and fortune" (WN V.i.f. 15, page 784).
Wanting education for all economic brackets is in no way supporting public education. As a matter of fact principles of capitalism represented in this book demonstrate that with competition in private enterprise will lower costs as to profit from all levels of society.
What Smith really wanted to convey about schools was that Professors had become indolent do to tenure. He surmised that this was the cause of the relevancy of the "Scottish Renaissance" in the midst of British intellectual decline. One might postulate that this decline was what brought about the rise in socialist thought trickling in from the east.
Adam Smith was sadly the most capitalistic economist I learned about in my economy class at my University. There was very little mention of Sey, and the only thing said about him was taken out of context and the teacher made fun of it. He had never read anything by Ayn Rand. Disgusting.
You obviously haven't taken much economics. While Adam Smith was "capitalist", he was also anti-monopoly and anti-mercantilism. There are more dimensions to Smith: he saw the economy for what it is - a natural process. He wasn't a bad guy; he discreetly left all his wealth to charity after his death, and had contributed much of his income towards charity during his lifetime. He also believed in government control of some industries. Read "The Wealth of Nations", then get back to me.
I'm really confused by your response. You are obviously upset with something I said about Adam Smith.
"Adam Smith was sadly the most capitalistic economist I learned about in my economy class at my University."
Is this what upset you? Your statement just made a ton of assumptions about me that you have no backing to. And then you got upset at me for those assumptions... strange.
Sorry old chap. I didn't mean to sound like a jerk, but my point is that Smith isn't as "capitalist" as people make him out to be. Honestly though, read it - but skip over the parts about rent.
My problem with Smith is that I disagree with two major things. First his labor theory of value. Second, his motivation for capitalism.
I think a better person to start with is Say, and then move up through the Austrian economic writers... though even they have problems.
Thats not to say I don't plan to maybe someday learn more about Smith though. Like Socrates is the father of philosophy, Smith is the father of Political economy, and he does deserve praise for that.
The term Reactionary originated in the French Revolution, denoting the counter-revolutionaries wishing to restore the real or imagined conditions of the monarchical Ancien Régime.
Ayn Rand, and her Libertarian followers, were exactly on the opposite end of the spectrum, teaching disdain for autonomous authority, that which impedes free will.
Reactionary is not even a respectable term. It is meaningless. It is socialist newspeak for "I dont like what you are saying but I cant really say why."
One could very well say Marx, Engels and the rest of their ilk throughout history were reactionary. You could probably generalize the issue and say that ALL socialist movements past and present are reactionary.
I ran into one of his books at the library. I found what I read to be very good. I plan on reading up on Adam Smith after I finish up reading some other things.
Adam Smith was so right on this subject my professors seriously don't give a crap about the students. They get paid anyways as long as a certain percentage of students pass and they are allowed to curve the grades to meet the percentages
But I thought public education was good! Do you mean to tell me that public education will not lead to total bliss and happiness for all of society? Say it ain't so! He was insulting a degree of education that we would consider far superior to the education we get today, yet people look at the education system today with everything that is wrong with it, and cannot bring themselves to say that maybe we shouldn't have public funding of schools. Amazing. Good job as always.
There is a point here? My ex-wife use to say that some people would drone on and on and never come to a point. She'd say "land the plane." And you never landed the plane.
londubh2007 1 year ago
cont.
"The public can facilitate this acquisition by establishing in every parish or district a little school, where children may be taught for a reward so moderate that even a common labourer may afford it... ...In Scotland...such parish schools has taught almost the whole common people to read, and...to write and account. In England the establishment of charity schools has had an effect of the same kind, though not so universally, because the establishment is not so universal."
Book 5 ch 1.3
boing3887 1 year ago
"But though the common people cannot, in any civilised society, be so well instructed as people of some rank and fortune, the most essential parts of education, however, to read, write, and account, can be acquired...
...For a very small expense the public can facilitate, can encourage, and can even impose upon almost the whole body of the people the necessity of acquiring those most essential parts of education." book V ch. 1 part 3
boing3887 1 year ago
You are going to get a lot of hate from professors and teachers for this video. They see nothing wrong with getting paid by the country and not from the pupils/students. This way they don't have to perform well.
In Israel where I live, professors get a large chunk of their salary for 'research'. As a student, I can say it definitely shows in their low standard of teaching.
leorana2 3 years ago
Hell, Smith himself met resistance IIRC. What we should have learned from the 19th and 20th Centuries was that Socialism in most forms is truly a social poison. It's efforts to help those it values most trickles down and capillary actions up the social latter, often causing more damage than good. The government really needs to stay the hell out of people's lives.
Xtro2005 3 years ago 2
Actually, Smith supported public schools. The author of this video needs to stop twisting Smith's words:
"The education of the common people requires, perhaps, in a civilized and commercial society, the attention of the publick, more than that of people of some rank and fortune" (WN V.i.f. 15, page 784).
MHSGene 3 years ago
Thank you for this quote.
EthelPugstein 3 years ago
Wanting education for all economic brackets is in no way supporting public education. As a matter of fact principles of capitalism represented in this book demonstrate that with competition in private enterprise will lower costs as to profit from all levels of society.
xilluminatorx 3 years ago
Adam Smith says in his book that he believes towns should have a property tax which ensures the education of all children.
Sure private education might potentially lower prices, but how is it going to make sure that all children are educated?
pdaniels9000 2 years ago
What Smith really wanted to convey about schools was that Professors had become indolent do to tenure. He surmised that this was the cause of the relevancy of the "Scottish Renaissance" in the midst of British intellectual decline. One might postulate that this decline was what brought about the rise in socialist thought trickling in from the east.
Xtro2005 3 years ago
Thanks for putting up this video, I have always wanted to read this book but never had the time.
bmtimv 3 years ago
Smith was smart. I enjoyed his essay about the effects of capitalism on racism.
jekiam 3 years ago
The similarities in thinking of Adam Smith and Booker T. Washington on the issue of economy and race are rather interesting.
Xtro2005 3 years ago
Adam Smith was sadly the most capitalistic economist I learned about in my economy class at my University. There was very little mention of Sey, and the only thing said about him was taken out of context and the teacher made fun of it. He had never read anything by Ayn Rand. Disgusting.
horvay 4 years ago
You obviously haven't taken much economics. While Adam Smith was "capitalist", he was also anti-monopoly and anti-mercantilism. There are more dimensions to Smith: he saw the economy for what it is - a natural process. He wasn't a bad guy; he discreetly left all his wealth to charity after his death, and had contributed much of his income towards charity during his lifetime. He also believed in government control of some industries. Read "The Wealth of Nations", then get back to me.
Slimdawgc 4 years ago
I'm really confused by your response. You are obviously upset with something I said about Adam Smith.
"Adam Smith was sadly the most capitalistic economist I learned about in my economy class at my University."
Is this what upset you? Your statement just made a ton of assumptions about me that you have no backing to. And then you got upset at me for those assumptions... strange.
horvay 4 years ago
Sorry old chap. I didn't mean to sound like a jerk, but my point is that Smith isn't as "capitalist" as people make him out to be. Honestly though, read it - but skip over the parts about rent.
Slimdawgc 4 years ago
My problem with Smith is that I disagree with two major things. First his labor theory of value. Second, his motivation for capitalism.
I think a better person to start with is Say, and then move up through the Austrian economic writers... though even they have problems.
Thats not to say I don't plan to maybe someday learn more about Smith though. Like Socrates is the father of philosophy, Smith is the father of Political economy, and he does deserve praise for that.
horvay 4 years ago
Why would ANY respectable person touch Ayn Read? She was an utter reactionary.
MHSGene 3 years ago
Why do you say that? Have you read anything by her? If you have, can you tell me why you say that?
horvay 3 years ago
The term Reactionary originated in the French Revolution, denoting the counter-revolutionaries wishing to restore the real or imagined conditions of the monarchical Ancien Régime.
Ayn Rand, and her Libertarian followers, were exactly on the opposite end of the spectrum, teaching disdain for autonomous authority, that which impedes free will.
EthelPugstein 3 years ago
Ayn Rand was no libertarian, she herself had rejected the libertarian idea as "Hippies of the right".
utubehayter 2 years ago
Reactionary is not even a respectable term. It is meaningless. It is socialist newspeak for "I dont like what you are saying but I cant really say why."
xilluminatorx 3 years ago
One could very well say Marx, Engels and the rest of their ilk throughout history were reactionary. You could probably generalize the issue and say that ALL socialist movements past and present are reactionary.
Xtro2005 3 years ago
I ran into one of his books at the library. I found what I read to be very good. I plan on reading up on Adam Smith after I finish up reading some other things.
PursuitOfReality 4 years ago
Yeah, he's not a bad writer.
Slimdawgc 4 years ago
interesting note is on his death bed he recounted many of his early ideas.
xReplicantx 4 years ago
ahem, i mean recanted
xReplicantx 4 years ago
interesting note is working at a school is really like he describes... i'm a teacher
prometheus111235 4 years ago
Adam Smith was so right on this subject my professors seriously don't give a crap about the students. They get paid anyways as long as a certain percentage of students pass and they are allowed to curve the grades to meet the percentages
towelieban3k 4 years ago
But I thought public education was good! Do you mean to tell me that public education will not lead to total bliss and happiness for all of society? Say it ain't so! He was insulting a degree of education that we would consider far superior to the education we get today, yet people look at the education system today with everything that is wrong with it, and cannot bring themselves to say that maybe we shouldn't have public funding of schools. Amazing. Good job as always.
johnebii 4 years ago
Go girl go! A diamond in the rough. Don't read, but rehearse, edit, and focus and you will be a YouTube Star!
TheLuckyRainbow 4 years ago
Adam Smith is the man! However I am so dumb down that I didn't follow all of the details.
occupiedusa 4 years ago
Thank you for your efforts to educate!!!!
carcabe 4 years ago