Contents 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 
Introduction 
MAURICE ALLAIS The Passion for Research 
KENNETH J. ARROW “I Know a Hawk from a Handsaw” 
WILLIAM J. BAUMOL On My Attitudes: Sociopolitical 
and Methodological 
ABRAM BERGSON Recollections and Reflections of 
a Comparativist 
KENNETH E. BOULDING From Chemistry to Economics 
and Beyond 
KARL BRUNNER My Quest for Economic Knowledge 
JAMES M. BUCHANAN From the Inside Looking Out 
GERARD DEBREU Random Walk and Life Philosophy 
EVSEY D. DOMAR How I Tried to Become an Economist 
NICHOLAS GEORGESCU-ROEGEN Nicholas Georgescu- 
Roegen about Himself 
FRANK HAHN Autobiographical Notes with Reflections 
CHARLES P. KINDLEBERGER My Working Philosophy 
L. R. KLEIN My Professional Life Philosophy 
RICHARD A. MUSGRAVE Social Science, Ethics. and the 
Role of the Public Sector 
AUSTIN ROBINSON My Apprenticeship as an Economist 
w. w. RosTOW Reflections on Political Economy: Past, 
Present. and Future 
PAUL A. SAMUELSON My Life Philosophy: Policy Credos 
and Working Wavs 
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