Donald G. Richards

Economics, Ethics, and Ancient Thought (eBook, ePUB)

Towards a virtuous public policy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317556367
• Artikelnr.: 47513752

Autorenporträt

Donald G. Richards is Professor of Economics at Indiana State University. His research interests have focused on international economics and international political economy, writing on intellectual property rights and welfare. In recent years his research has concentrated on sustainability and the environment.

Inhaltsangabe

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