 The Many Dimensions of Kenneth J. ArrowGeorge R. Feiwel Chapter 1A in Arrow and the Foundations of the Theory of Economic Policy, 1987, pp 1-115 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The man and the scholar are indistinguishable, to a degree. For those of us who are fascinated not only by Arrow’s fundamental contributions, but also by his personality (his mind, spirit, humanity, conscience, and enthusiasm), this chapter hardly needs justification. Great scholars are not always admirable individuals. This is not true of Arrow. To the extent that I succeeded (as always, with the exemplary and devoted assistance of my ‘permanent partner in crime’, Ida) in capturing, however imperfectly, his qualities, I hope that this portrait will stimulate the younger scholar to emulate Arrow’s example. But Arrow is human and this is not a hagiography. The task of painting Arrow’s intellectual portrait was formidable, but my defective vision was not only tempered by good advice from friendly critics, but it is also modified by the images of Arrow that can be found throughout both volumes and particularly by those so vividly sketched in the chapters in Part V of this volume. Keywords: Income Inequality; Income Distribution; Social Choice; Welfare Economic; Distributive Justice (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-07357-3_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07357-3_1 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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