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'''George Reisman''' (1935– ) is Professor of ] at ], and author of the massive 1,050-page volume '']'' (ISBN 0915463733). He is also the author of an earlier book ''The Government Against the Economy'' (1979), contents of which are mostly subsumed in ''Capitalism''. Reisman earned his Ph.D from ] under the direction of ], and is an outspoken advocate of ] or '']'' ].
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'''George Gerald Reisman''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|iː|s|m|ə|n}}; born January 13, 1937)<ref name="cao">"George Gerald Reisman" (2002), ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, Retrieved on January 18, 2007.</ref> is an American ]. He is Professor ] of Economics at ] and the author of ''The Government Against the Economy'' (1979),<ref>{{Cite book|last=Reisman|first=George|title=The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government's On-going Destruction of the American Economic System Through Price Controls|date=1979|publisher=Caroline House Publishers|isbn=0-89803-004-8|location=Ottawa, Ill.|oclc=5908227}}</ref> which was praised by both ] and ], and ''Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Reisman|first=George.|title=Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics|date=1996|publisher=Jameson Books|isbn=0-915463-73-3|location=Ottawa, Ill.|oclc=36200484}}</ref> He is known as an advocate of ] or '']'' ].
In ''Capitalism'', Dr. Reisman seeks to achieve a ] of the ] and ] Schools of Economics, uniting the doctrines of ], ], ] and ] with those of ], ] and ].


==Biography==
Dr. Reisman was a close associate of ], whose influence on his thought and work is at least as great as that of his mentor Mises. He identifies himself as an ], though he is no longer affiliated with the ] due to a falling out with some of its senior members, particularly ] and ].
Reisman was born in ]<ref name="cao" /> and graduated from Columbia College in 1957.<ref name=":0" /> As a sophomore in 1954, he was a supporter of ] and spoke at a testimonial dinner to McCarthy's chief aide, ], following the latter's resignation. At the dinner, according to ], Reisman, representing the ], called Cohn "the American Dreyfus," adding: "Roy Cohn and Joe McCarthy will be redeemed when the people have taken back their government from the criminal alliance of Communists, Socialists, New Dealers and the Eisenhower-Dewey Republicans."<ref>"One Enchanted Evening", Time, Aug. 9, 1954.</ref>

He earned his ] from ] under the direction of ], whose methodological work ''The Epistemological Problems of Economics'' Reisman translated from the German original to English.

In the 1980s, with his wife, psychologist Edith Packer, he organized the Jefferson School of Philosophy, Economics, and Psychology, which held several conferences and seminars, the first being held at ]. Its lecturers included ], ], ], ], ], Anne Wortham, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], Mary Ann Sures, ] and ]. Attendees of these conferences include later Objectivist writers ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitalism.net/TJS%20Mission%20Statement.htm|title=TJS Mission Statement}}</ref>

Reisman was a student of ], whose influence on his thought and work he described as being as great as that of his mentor, Mises.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-02-05|title=George Reisman on Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand, and Capitalism|url=https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/02/george-reisman-on-ludwig-von-mises-ayn-rand-and-capitalism/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=The Objective Standard|language=en-US}}</ref>

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American economist (born 1937)
George Gerald Reisman
Born (1937-01-13) January 13, 1937 (age 87)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldEconomics
School or
tradition		Objectivism
Austrian School
Doctoral
advisor		Ludwig von Mises
Influences
ContributionsPrimacy of profits, net consumption theory of profit, integration of Austrian and Classical Economics.
Objectivist movement
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Philosophy
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Theorists

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Other

LiteratureCapitalism: The Unknown Ideal
For the New Intellectual
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
The New Left
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
Philosophy: Who Needs It
The Romantic Manifesto
The Virtue of Selfishness
Objectivist periodicals
The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
The Fountainhead
Atlas Shrugged
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George Gerald Reisman (/ˈriːsmən/; born January 13, 1937) is an American economist. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pepperdine University and the author of The Government Against the Economy (1979), which was praised by both F. A. Hayek and Henry Hazlitt, and Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics (1996). He is known as an advocate of free market or laissez-faire capitalism.

Biography

Reisman was born in New York City and graduated from Columbia College in 1957. As a sophomore in 1954, he was a supporter of Sen. Joseph McCarthy and spoke at a testimonial dinner to McCarthy's chief aide, Roy Cohn, following the latter's resignation. At the dinner, according to Time magazine, Reisman, representing the Students for America, called Cohn "the American Dreyfus," adding: "Roy Cohn and Joe McCarthy will be redeemed when the people have taken back their government from the criminal alliance of Communists, Socialists, New Dealers and the Eisenhower-Dewey Republicans."

He earned his PhD from New York University under the direction of Ludwig von Mises, whose methodological work The Epistemological Problems of Economics Reisman translated from the German original to English.

In the 1980s, with his wife, psychologist Edith Packer, he organized the Jefferson School of Philosophy, Economics, and Psychology, which held several conferences and seminars, the first being held at University of California, San Diego. Its lecturers included Leonard Peikoff, Edward Teller, Petr Beckmann, Hans Sennholz, Bernard Siegan, Anne Wortham, Robert Hessen, Allan Gotthelf, David Kelley, John Ridpath, Harry Binswanger, Edwin Locke, Walter E. Williams, Mary Ann Sures, Andrew Bernstein and Peter Schwartz. Attendees of these conferences include later Objectivist writers Tara Smith and Lindsay Perigo.

Reisman was a student of Ayn Rand, whose influence on his thought and work he described as being as great as that of his mentor, Mises.

References

  1. ^ "George Gerald Reisman" (2002), Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, Retrieved on January 18, 2007.
  2. Reisman, George (1979). The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government's On-going Destruction of the American Economic System Through Price Controls. Ottawa, Ill.: Caroline House Publishers. ISBN 0-89803-004-8. OCLC 5908227.
  3. Reisman, George. (1996). Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics. Ottawa, Ill.: Jameson Books. ISBN 0-915463-73-3. OCLC 36200484.
  4. ^ "George Reisman on Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand, and Capitalism". The Objective Standard. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  5. "One Enchanted Evening", Time, Aug. 9, 1954.
  6. "TJS Mission Statement".

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