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It is a mistake to neglect the influx of German philosophical ideas (Kant, Hegel, Marx) in the latter part of the 19th century. This led to a very sharp shift i
by maxharris 10y ago
It is a mistake to neglect the influx of German philosophical ideas (Kant, Hegel, Marx) in the latter part of the 19th century. This led to a very sharp shift in views in all aspects of thought, including ethics and politics, and culminated in the Progressive movement.
So this isn't nearly as simple as "people saw there were problems, and regulation was the natural development from there."
- monknomo 10y agoI'm not really familiar with the changing landscape of philosophy in the 19th century, or how that pertains to political development. I'm also not saying that regulations are a natural development. I am saying that regulations were the development from the problems. Perhaps in another country, or across the multiverse, there were different reactions. My point is that the 19th century was not a regulation free paradise and that regulations did not arise in a vacuum. There were substantial externalities associated with the 19th century regulatory environment. As for today, we can talk overreach and rent seeking and all the other problems with excessive regulations - those are big components of our modern woes.