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Join professor of philosophy, history and accounting Jacob Soll on this 2.9 mile, 459 elevation gain hike through Greenbriar Trail! We’ll get views of the Santa Susana, San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains and be able to hear Professor Soll’s timeless stories of his adventures around the globe.
PACKING LIST:
WATER
WAIVERS
Hiking shoes or sneakers
Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
Snacks
PROFESSOR: Jacob Soll
DEPARTMENT: Philosophy, History, Accounting
Jacob Soll is a University Professor and professor of philosophy, history and accounting. A MacArthur fellow, Soll has published four books spanning Machiavelli’s influence on modern political thought (The Prince, 2005), Jean Baptiste-Colbert’s fusion of financial management and library sciences to create one of the first modern information states (The Information Master, 2009), a sweeping history of accounting and politics that explains the origins of our own financial crisis as deeply rooted in a long disconnect between human beings and their attempt to manage financial numbers (The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations, 2014) and the origins and evolution of economic thought, showing that Colbert had a much clearer view of wealth creation than Adam Smith (Free Market: The History of an Idea, 2022). He has spent the last several years directly involved with policy questions concerning the Greek debt crisis and has worked with the Greek and Portuguese governments on financial reform. He has also worked closely with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
PEAK: Greenbriar Trail
DIFFICULTY: 1.5/5
SCENERY: Great views from Mulholland – Santa Susana and San Gabriel Mtns to the north & Santa Monica Mtns to the south along the coast!
FUN FACT: This trail may or may not feature some caves that we can explore …
TRIP LEAD: SKYLER