📚 11 Books mentioned in "Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174" of Lex Fridman Podcast
Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast
Episode: Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174
Published on April 10, 2021
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
An Economic Survey of Iran
Buy An Economic Survey of Iran by Iran on Amazon
the book that really mattered for me was capitalism the unknown ideal
The guest, Tyler Cowen, states that this book by Ayn Rand was a significant influence on him growing up.
Average Is Over
Buy Average Is Over by Tyler Cowen on Amazon
author of many books including the great stagnation average is over and his most recent big business a love letter to an american anti-hero
The host lists this book as one of the many authored by the guest, Tyler Cowen.
Big Business
Buy Big Business by Tyler Cowen on Amazon
author of many books including the great stagnation average is over and his most recent big business a love letter to an american anti-hero
The host lists this book as the guest's most recent book.
Boswell's Life of Johnson
Buy Boswell's Life of Johnson by James Boswell on Amazon
like in my view boswell's life of johnson 18th century british biography it's in essence a co-authored work boswell and johnson
The guest mentions this biography, calling it one of the greatest philosophy books and a co-authored work.
Individualism and Economic Order
Buy Individualism and Economic Order by Friedrich A. von Hayek on Amazon
and that was in a book called individualism and economic order but it was just a few essays in that book
The guest mentions this book as the source of the influential essay by Friedrich Hayek.
The Dialogues of Plato
Buy The Dialogues of Plato by Plato on Amazon
well two of them we've already discussed one is plato's dialogues which i started reading when i was like 13.
The guest lists this as one of three books that had a big impact on him.
The Essential Stalin
Buy The Essential Stalin by Joseph Stalin on Amazon
he was a stalinist he edited the book called the essential stalin brilliant guy
The guest mentions this book, edited by his former undergrad mentor.
The Fountainhead
Buy The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand on Amazon
Is it useful at all to think about this kind of formulation of rational self interest if i could put in those words or i guess more negatively the the the selfishness where she would put i guess the virtue of selfishness
The host mentions this title in the context of discussing Ayn Rand's philosophy.
The Great Stagnation
Buy The Great Stagnation by Tyler Cowen on Amazon
author of many books including the great stagnation average is over and his most recent big business a love letter to an american anti-hero
The host lists this book as one of the many authored by the guest, Tyler Cowen.
The Use of Knowledge in Society
Buy The Use of Knowledge in Society by Friedrich August Hayek on Amazon
Another is iran capitalism the unknown ideal but i would say the friedrich hayek essay the use of knowledge in society which is about how decentralized mechanisms can work
The guest lists this essay as one of three works that had a big impact on him, noting it's about decentralized mechanisms.
We the Living
Buy We the Living by Ayn Rand on Amazon
if she was still alive i'd only ask her about russia which she mostly never talked about after writing we the living
The guest mentions this book by Ayn Rand in the context of her Russian background and what she chose not to discuss after writing it.