Zen and the Art of Funk Capitalism: A General Theory of Fallibility (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780595205141)

A Cure for Poverty?

This book provides a new explanation of why capitalism succeeds where it does, yet fails to achieve universal welfare as its most vocal proponents claim it ought to. By looking at the issue of the meta-knowledge problem-how disadvantaged people do not know how to find out what knowledge is valuable, where to acquire it, and how to finance it-the book discovers the core reason for enduring poverty of entire communities. The book starts with a core axiom that knowledge is fallible (and meta-knowledge even more so) and discusses the implications of that for ideas in welfare, education, entrepreneurship, banking, law, ethics and religion.

In its Appendix, entitled "A Rationalist's Guide to Religion" the book provides an interpretation of the world's major faiths in light of the fallibility axiom.

Author: Karun Philip
ISBN-10: 0595205143
ISBN-13: 9780595205141
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2001
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.94w x 0.34d

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 09/19/2019
BlueInk Review 10/07/2019
PW Booklife Reviews 08/17/2020