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Still, within this diversity can be found two broad schools of historical practice. What we are talking about when we talk about ‘intellectual history’ is either the history of thought, its manifestations and instantiations on the one hand, or the social history of intellectuals on the other...
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What we are talking about when we talk about ‘intellectual history’ is either the history of thought, its manifestations and instantiations on the one hand, or the social history of intellectuals on the other. The former is what I would properly designate as intellectual
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: ADAM SMITH AND KARL MARK: CONTRASTING VIEWS OF CAPITALISM Adam Smith was the first theorist of what we commonly refer to as capitalism. His 1776 work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith theorized that within a given stable system of commerce and evaluation, individuals would respond to the incentive of earning more by specializing their production...	3 / 745
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Capitalism Land and Capital, the basic production facilities are privately owned. Buildings, machines, and other equipment are considered capital when they are used to produce goods or services that are eventually consumed...	5 / 1138