This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis. This work: contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart’s and David M. Levy’s book The ‘Vanity of the Philosopher’: From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics ; explains the importance of ‘analytic egalitarianism’ in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach; and, provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling and the political economy of the gaming industry.