TY - JOUR
T1 - IN PURSUIT of SOCIAL PROGRESS
AU - Adler, Matthew
AU - Fleurbaey, Marc
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - In 2014, the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote: 'Some of the smartest thinkers on problems at home and around the world are university professors, but most of them just don't matter in today's great debates.. I write this in sorrow, for I considered an academic career and deeply admire the wisdom found on university campuses. So, professors, don't cloister yourselves like medieval monks-we need you!' At that time, a group of academics were working to launch the International Panel on Social Progress, with the aim of preparing a report analysing the current prospects for improving our societies.1 It gathered about 300 researchers from more than 40 countries and from all disciplines of the social sciences, law and philosophy.
AB - In 2014, the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote: 'Some of the smartest thinkers on problems at home and around the world are university professors, but most of them just don't matter in today's great debates.. I write this in sorrow, for I considered an academic career and deeply admire the wisdom found on university campuses. So, professors, don't cloister yourselves like medieval monks-we need you!' At that time, a group of academics were working to launch the International Panel on Social Progress, with the aim of preparing a report analysing the current prospects for improving our societies.1 It gathered about 300 researchers from more than 40 countries and from all disciplines of the social sciences, law and philosophy.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0266267118000354
DO - 10.1017/S0266267118000354
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85056123135
SN - 0266-2671
VL - 34
SP - 443
EP - 449
JO - Economics and Philosophy
JF - Economics and Philosophy
IS - 3
ER -