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Economics, Ethics, and Ancient Thought: Towards a virtuous public policy book cover

1st Edition

Economics, Ethics, and Ancient Thought Towards a virtuous public policy

By Donald G. Richards Copyright 2017
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge
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It is argued that the normative and ethical presuppositions of standard economics render the discipline incapable of addressing an important class of problems involving human choices. Economics adopts too thin an account both of human motivation and of "the good" for individuals and for society. It is recommended that economists and policy-makers look back to ancient philosophy for guidance on... Read more

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

Biography

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.

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