Monthly Archives: August 2012

Moore’s Law and Creative Destruction

Posted on August 27, 2012 by dennis

Joseph Schumpeter is credited with the theory of the creative destruction of capitalism, previously discussed in my August 7, 2012 posting. Schumpeter based the theory on the teachings of Karl Marx, who first focused on the destruction aspect: lost jobs, …

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This and That

Posted on August 21, 2012 by dennis

I still like reading the sports pages of the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC). I realize this is almost anachronistic, and it’s not my only source of sports news. In addition to watching Sports Center on ESPN, I enjoy reading the …

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Oscar Pistorius and the Ethics of Prosthetics

Posted on August 13, 2012 by dennis

One of the “feel good stories” in the Olympics was Oscar Pistorius.  By now almost everyone on the planet knows the story.  Pistorius is a South African sprinter who, at a young age, had a double below-knee amputation.  He runs …

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Innovation and the Creative Destruction of Capitalism

Posted on August 7, 2012 by dennis

By Dennis Zakas of Zakas and Leonard, LLP, Transformational Law My past two postings discussed the dramatic evolution of the recording industry. These changes demonstrate the creative destruction of capitalism. The term is identified with economist Joseph Schumpeter and states …

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