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Dennis C. Rasmussen, The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought

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Matson, E. Dennis C. Rasmussen, The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought. Rev Austrian Econ 32, 181–184 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11138-017-0408-x

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