Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 399 g
Towards a virtuous public policy
Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 399 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
ISBN: 978-1-138-84026-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Economics, Ethics, and Ancient Thought begins by outlining the limitations of the normative and ethical presuppositions that underpin standard economic theory, before going on to suggest alternative normative and ethical traditions that can supplement or replace those associated with standard economic thinking. In particular, this book considers the ethical thought of ancient thinkers, particularly the ancient Greeks and their concept of eudaimonia, arguing that within those traditions better alternatives can be found to the rational choice utilitarianism characteristic of modern economic theory and policy.
This volume is of great interest to those who study economic theory and philosophy, history of economic thought and philosophy of social science, as well as public policy professionals.
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PART I Ethics and economics
1 Introduction
2 Eudaimonia: the ancients and the good life
3 The impact of the ancients
4 Conceptions of rationality: thin, thick, and ancient
PART II Ethics and public policy
5 The problem of pathological consumption
6 Economics, ethics, and the environment
7 Reason, ethics, and the end of life
8 Towards a virtuous public finance
9 Final thoughts on virtue, the market, and policy