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Spencer J. Pack is professor of economics at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, USA. His recent publications include Aristotle, Adam Smith, and Karl Marx: on some fundamental issues in 21st century political economy (Edward Elgar, 2010) and “Aristotle’s difficult relationship with modern economic theory” (Foundations of Science, 13 (3-4), 2008).