Neoliberal intellectuals self-described as entrepreneurially alert, not dogmatic

Evidence

By this understanding, the attitude of the neoliberal intellectual is not that of dogmatist but shares some of the traits of alertness they themselves attribute to the entrepreneur (see Plehwe’s contribution to this volume). The open-endedness of the evolutionary process of capitalism meant that the devising of new frameworks of incentives was also never-ending. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 194

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Major left-wing intellectuals have often misdefined or conflated neoliberalism — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 2097; Neoliberalism is a self-consciously evolving thought collective, not a fixed catechism — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 141; Neoliberalism is a mutable thought collective, not a fixed market-fundamentalist creed — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 141

Broader Connections