Philosophy of the Economy, 2013 An Aristotelian Approach SpringerBriefs in Philosophy Series
Auteur : Crespo Ricardo F.
Table of Contents.- Analytical Table of Contents.- Acknowledgments.- I. Introduction: Why a Philosophy of the Economy and Why an Aristotelian Approach?.- Part 1: “The Economic” and its Science: A Philosophical Approach.- II. “The Economic”.- III. Economic Science.- IV. Characteristics and Methods of Economic Science.- V. Economics and Ethics.- VI. Models and Measurements.- VII. Ideas on Economic Science and its Method over the Past Sixty Years.- Phase I: Traditional Orthodoxy.- Phase II: “Mainstream Pluralism”.- Part 2: Economic Activity.- VIII. Economic Activities.- IX. Human Labor.- X. Capital and the Entrepreneurial Factor.- XI. Global Crises and Globalization.- XII. Concluding Remarks.
Sets forth what Aristotle would think about today economy and economics
Analyzes the economic reality from an Aristotelian approach
Provides a fresh, yet classical view about the nature of the economy
Detects the deepest characteristics and problems of economics
Appraises the scope and limits of models and measurement in economics
Provides an updated panorama of the state of economic science
Date de parution : 12-2013
Ouvrage de 154 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thèmes de Philosophy of the Economy :
Mots-clés :
Aristotle's economic thought; Behavioral and experimental economics; Characteristics and Methods of Economic Science; Economic Science; Economic Theory; Economic activities of the consumer; Economics and Ethics; Economy is essentially a human reality; Financial and economic crises; Gary Becker; Human fulfillment; Meaning of the economic material; Milton Friedman; New economic currents; Phenomenon of globalization; Philosophy of economy an Aristotelian Approach; Political economy; Practicality of economics; Science: A Philosophical Approach; The nature of economics