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Not without admiration, we have to concede that neoliberal intellectuals struggled through to a deeper understanding of the political and organizational character of modern knowledge and science than did their opponents on the left, and therefore present a worthy contemporary challenge to everyone interested in the archaeology of knowledge.
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste
Philip Mirowski
Once we realize that there are very few pure victims or oppressors, and that each
one of us derives varying amounts of penalty and privilege from the multiple
systems of oppression that frame our lives, then we will be in a position to see
the need for new ways of thought and action ...[without which we remain]
locked in a dangerous dance of competing for attention, resources and theoretical supremacy. (Collins, 2003, p. 332)
Pedagogy for the Privileged
Ann Curry-Stevens
three assumptions that underpin neoclassical economic theory:
1. **Rational thinking**: People make rational choices between options based on the value that they identify in each choice.
2. **Maximizing**: Consumers aim to maximize utility, while businesses aim to maximize profits.
3. **Information**: People act independently based on having all the relevant information related to a choice or action.
Neoclassical Economics: What It Is and Why It's Important
Will Kenton
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