This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis.

• Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart’s and David M. Levy’s book The ‘Vanity of the Philosopher’: From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics
• Explains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach
• Provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling, and the political economy of the gaming industry

Laurence S. Moss is the editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He advocates the cross-fertilization of ideas in both economics and sociology by the choice of topics included in the journal as well as the methodologies employed. He was born in New York City and now lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. He is a Full Professor of Economics at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.