Karaisl von Karais The House is in a State

Christian Wolff's Oeconomica in the context of public welfare
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-11-071409-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 19, 229 Seiten

Reihe: Maecenata Schriften

The book focuses on methodology, argument and context of 18
th
century philosopher Christian Wolff’s last book, the
Oeconomica
. This work, a rationalist guide to household morality, is discussed in conjunction with Wolff's natural law-based welfare state theory. A case study at a cross-section of philosophy, political science and history, it dissects the ideological conflation of private and public interest in the absolutist state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karaisl von Karais, Antonia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents Chapter 1 1. Introduction 1.1. The reception of Wolffian philosophy
1.2. Wolff's
Oeconomica
in the literary context
1.3. Research question and methodology Chapter 2 2. The hallmarks of Wolffian philosophy 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Wolff's scientific method 2.2.1. Wolff's method in context 2.2.2. Demonstrative morality 2.3. Wolff's philosophical system 2.3.1. The concept of system in context 2.3.2. Wolff's system in practice 2.4. Wolff's natural law 2.4.1. Wolffian natural law in the historical context
2.4.2
.
Natural law as a theoretical foundation for moral philosophy
Chapter 3
3. A contextual reading of the
Oeconomica methodo scientifica petractata3.1. Introduction
3.2.
Oeconomica
–
methodo scientifica pertractata3.2.1. Truth, non-contradiction and household wisdom 3.2.2. A house built on sufficient reasons
3.2.3. Sources of knowledge in the
Oeconomica
– empirical, rational, practical

3.3.
Oeconomica
in the philosophical system

3.3.1. Crosspollination in the
systema doctrinarum3.3.2. The household as a structural liability
3.4. Natural law in the
Oeconomica3.4.1. A contractual reading of family life 3.4.2. Reconciling reason and religion 3.4.3. Natural law beyond the home turf 3.5. Summary Chapter 4
4.
Oeconomica
, natural law and social welfare in the absolutist state
4.1. Introduction 4.2. The theoretical foundation of social welfare in Wolff's natural law 4.2.1. The contract as a legitimising fiction 4.2.2. Patrimonial welfare: moral duty with an ulterior motive 4.3. State education in philosophy and reality
4.3.1.
Non scholae sed vitae
– pedagogy in education
4.3.2. Universities: theory in practice 4.4. Preserving prosperity, providing for the poor 4.4.1. Economic sustainability in the household 4.4.2. The case for state-managed poor relief 4.5. Public Health 4.5.1. Keeping the healthy healthy
4.5.2.
A priori
medicine contra institutional innovation
4.6. Summary Chapter 5 5. Michael Hanov's completion of the Wolffian system 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Hanov: From independent scholar to wavering Wolffian 5.2.1. Hanov's intellectual background 5.2.2. Congruences and dissonances between Hanov and Wolff
5.3. Hanov's
Oeconomica
– method, system, natural law
5.3.1. Method 5.3.2. System 5.3.3. Natural Law 5.4. Hanov versus Wolff – political systems in comparison 5.4.1. Legitimacy, power and levels of administration 5.4.2. Social welfare programmes in contrast 5.5. Summary Chapter 6 6. Conclusion Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Antonia Karaisl von Karais
, Warburg Institute, University of London (UK)