Muller is professor of history at the catholic university of america in washington, dc. The unique historical relationship between capitalism and the jews is crucial to understanding modern european and jewish history. Muller argues persuasively in his introduction that conservatism is best understood as a particularistic ideology rooted in place and time rather than a universal one adhering to a set of platonic ideals. He has a working knowledge of hebrew, yiddish, french, german, italian, spanish, and latin, and is a veritable oneman history and theology department, capable of entering deeply into a daunting range of topics and rethinking the issues at stake. Catholic university of america in theory, and sometimes in practice, democracy has a number of advantages when it comes to sustaining capitalist economic growth. How the obsession with quantifying human performance threatens business, medicine, education, governmentand the quality. Mar 16, 2018 the metric god that failed mar 16, 2018 jerry z. His writing has appeared in the new york times, the wall street journal, the times literary supplement, and foreign affairs, among other publications.
The economist mullers book remains an interesting one. Ranging across an ideological spectrum that includes hobbes, voltaire, adam smith, edmund burke, hegel, marx, and matthew arnold, as well as twentiethcentury communist, fascist, and neoliberal intellectuals, historian jerry muller. Muller is professor of history at the catholic university of america, author of the other god that failed. Muller and others published capitalism and inequality what the right and the left get wrong find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Recent political debate in the united states and other advanced capitalist democracies has. Once ethnic nationalism has captured the imagination of groups in a multiethnic society, ethnic disaggregation or partition is. Muller is professor of history at the catholic university of america and the author of many books, including the mind and the market and capitalism and the jews princeton. He performs as a solo artist and as a member of the jerry miller band, and plays his beloved buelah, the classic gibson cutaway hollow body.
Simone raudino, european legacy finalist for the 2019 hayek prize, the manhattan institute. Jan 21, 2018 the tyranny of metrics the quest to quantify everything undermines higher education by jerry z. The uses and misuses of metrics in higher education jerry z. Counter to the popular impression that adam smith was a champion of selfishness and greed, jerry muller shows that the inquiry into the nature and causes of. Discontent in the historical profession springerlink. Designing the decent society the free press, 1993 learn more. Drawing on economic, social, political, and intellectual history from medieval europe through contemporary america and israel, capitalism and the. There are four cover endorsements and the book weighs 421 grammes. Mullers thoughtprovoking the tyranny of metrics raises old postpositivist arguments on the limits of quantitative knowledge by using new theoretical leverages and applying them to original case studies. But in fact, it corresponds to some enduring propensities of the human spirit, it is galvanized by modernization, and in one form or another, it will drive global politics for generations to come. Lecture 12 reading summary us and them the enduring power. This is an engaging and accessible history of ideas that reverberate throughout everyday life. In this book jerry muller, a leading historian of capitalism, separates myth from reality to explain. Jerry miller born july 10, 1943 in tacoma, washington, united states is an american songwriter, guitarist and vocalist.
Rossblakley law library content downloadedprinted from heinonline sun mar 11 18. Muller, the tyranny of metrics princeton university press, 2018. Capitalism in modern european thought knopf, adam smith in his time and ours princeton, and capitalism and the jews princeton. Continued jewish fidelity to the mosaic law challenged the christian teaching that the law had been fulfilled and abolished through the christian faith. Measuring, mismeasuring, and measuring the wrong thing. Capitalism has never been a subject for economists alone. The economist a timely and important critique of the pervasive tendency to define success in terms of quantifying human performance, accountability and. How the obsession with quantifying human performance threatens our schools, medical care, businesses, and government today, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the rewards.
Autobiography of george muller or a million and a half in answer to prayer. Muller is available at in several formats for your ereader. As chair of the history department at the catholic university of america, jerry muller found himself and his school devoting more and more precious time and resources to. Jerry mullers books, articles, and current research are on the border between history, social science, philosophy, and public policy.
Muller, us and them the enduring power of ethnic nationalism, 87 foreign aff. Early in the christian era, the church fathers found themselves compelled to explain the persistence of the jews. Muller is professor of history at the catholic university of america in washington, d. Pdf capitalism and inequality what the right and the left. In this timely and powerful book, jerry muller uncovers the damage our obsession with metrics is causingand shows how we can begin to fix the problem. In this book jerry muller, a leading historian of capitalism, separates myth from reality to explain why the jewish experience with capitalism has been so important and complexand so ambivalent. The idea that organizations outside the free market would be more efficient if they were paid based on measured performance seems to. Minh to there is an enduring power of ethnic nationalism, and muller sees this as a source of conflict the americans view ethnonationalism discomforting, and this is a product of culture immigrants usually come to the united states and try to adapt to the culture those who have lived in nations for very long. And it provokes the reader into asking further questions. Muller is the author of many books, including the mind and the market. His writing has appeared in the wall street journal, the new republic, and the. Muller is professor of history at the catholic university of. Designing the decent society prineton, 1995, and editor of conservatism. Hans freyer and the deradicalization of german conservatism are available from princeton in.
George mueller man of faith into one of the private rooms of the venerable founder of that great institution. Graduate school of arts and sciences, department of history. His previous books, adam smith in his time and ours. Designing the decent society and the other god that failed. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. His latest book is the tyranny of metrics princeton up, 2018. In other words, an american conservative today is not the same as a french one from 200 years ago. Jul 25, 2012 but the subject has been addressed jess often by mainstream historians than by antisemites or apologists. Listen to an audio recording or read a transcript of the program. The result is a tyranny of metrics that threatens the quality of our lives and most important institutions. The tyranny of metrics kindle edition by muller, jerry z download it. Muller over the past few decades, formal institutions have increasingly been subjected to performance measurements that define success or failure according to narrow and arbitrary metrics.
His previous books include adam smith in his time and ours princeton. The tyranny of metrics the quest to quantify everything undermines higher education by jerry z. The mind and the market is a remarkable history of how the idea of capitalism has developed in western thought. An anthology of social and political thought from david hume to the present. Studies in the political thought and culture of the bonn republic, new york 2003, p. In this installment of conversations at the newberry, carl bialik and jerry muller discuss our societys increasing obsession with quantifying performance in all walks of life. Apr 23, 2018 the tyranny of metrics is a pearl of a book. Philosophers, politicians, poets and social scientists have debated the cultural, moral, and. Remarks prepared for the roundtable the enemies from. His teaching and research are situated on the borders between history, social science, philosophy, and public policy and examine topics such as capitalism, nationalism, and conservatism. Hans freyer and the deradicalization of german conservatism.
Hans freyer and the deradicalization of german conservatism princeton, 1987, adam smith in his time and ours. Capitalism and the jews isbn 9780691144788 pdf epub. But the subject has been addressed jess often by mainstream historians than by antisemites or apologists. Capitalism and the jews isbn 9780691144788 pdf epub jerry z. Muller is professor of history at the catholic university of america and the author of the mind and the market. Muller january 21, 2018 premium content for subscribers. Hans freyer and the deradicalization of german conservatism princeton. Complete with a checklist of when and how to use metrics, the tyranny of metrics is an essential corrective to a rarely questioned trend that increasingly affects us all.
The tyranny of metrics the chronicle of higher education. As i stood in his presence, veneration filled my mind. As the holocaust in historical context amply demonstrates, katz is a scholar with inexhaustible energy and overpowering erudition. His new book, the tyranny of metrics princeton university press, critiques not only higher education but many parts of society that rely on metrics.
There are four cover endorsements and the book weighs 421. Muller of the catholic university of america takes you deep inside the perspectives on this most important and pervasive force. Pdf capitalism and inequality what the right and the left get. Measuring, mismeasuring, and measuring the wrong thing newberry. Jerry z mullers latest book is 220 pages long, not including the front matter. Detail of a social history of the state of missouri by thomas hart benton. He writes and teaches about a variety of historical and contemporary subjects, including capitalism.
In thinking about capitalism, awardwinning intellectual historian and professor jerry z. As chair of the history department at the catholic university of america, jerry muller found himself and his school devoting more and more precious time and resources to performance measurement and reporting. Pdf americans generally belittle the role of ethnic nationalism in politics. Muller s thoughtprovoking the tyranny of metrics raises old postpositivist arguments on the limits of quantitative knowledge by using new theoretical leverages and applying them to original case studies. Hans freyer and the deradicalization of german conservatism are available from princeton in paperback. Americans generally belittle the role of ethnic nationalism in politics. The tyranny of metrics 2018 by jerry z muller is published via princeton university press jerry muller is professor of history at the catholic university of america in washington, d c.
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