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BK Marcus is an amateur political economist with no formal education in the subject.

He works from Charlottesville, Virginia as an editorial consultant for the Ludwig von Mises Institute and managing editor of Mises.org.

He is no longer a house husband, nor a faculty spouse, but he is still a dilettante and a layabout, at least in spirit.

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"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance."

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February 19, 2010

Aquinas

March 7th, 2008 by bkmarcus

According to my quote of the day email, “Today is the traditional feast day of Saint Thomas Aquinas, who died on this day in 1274. He was a scholar, theologian, and philosopher — both in the modern sense and the older sense meaning scientist.”

Here’s a quotation I wouldn’t have expected from a Catholic saint:

“Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to them.”

Last summer, David Gordon gave a 90-minute introduction to the thought of Aquinas as part of his “History of Political Philosophy” seminar at the Mises Institute.

Play here:

or download MP3 here (1:29:15).

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