Human Action, Economics, and Ethics

In the economical changing and political disturbing times we are living a question concerns us all: Is this the society I want to live in?  What are the opportunities I have to pursue in my socio-cultural environment? Which echoes the ancient Greek ethical questions: What is the best city to live in? What do I want to do with my live?In this book the author goes back to the primary reality of our lives: human action. From the analysis of the anthropological elements of human action -culture, society, individual action- the book will help the reader to understand the construction of our economic reality and how to approach the perennial ethical question: How can I develop excellence in my life?

List of contents

Introduction.- Economic Reality and Human Action.- Toward a General Theory of Action.- Economic Theory and Theory of Action.- The Socio-Cultural Framework of Individual Action,- The Person and Her Possibilities of Action.- The Firm as Social Institution.- The Morality of Market Economy.

Summary

In the economical changing and political disturbing times we are living a question concerns us all: Is this the society I want to live in?  What are the opportunities I have to pursue in my socio-cultural environment? Which echoes the ancient Greek ethical questions: What is the best city to live in? What do I want to do with my live?In this book the author goes back to the primary reality of our lives: human action. From the analysis of the anthropological elements of human action -culture, society, individual action- the book will help the reader to understand the construction of our economic reality and how to approach the perennial ethical question: How can I develop excellence in my life?

Product details

• Authors: Javier Aranzadi
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319739113
• ISBN: 978-3-31-973911-3
• No. of pages: 60
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 236 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 119 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 60 p. 6 illus.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics; SpringerBriefs in Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; C, Soziale und politische Philosophie, Economic Sociology, Political Philosophy, Business ethics & social responsibility, Social & political philosophy, Economics and Finance, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Business Ethics, Sociology: work & labour, Management science, Heterodox Economics, Institutional/Evolutionary Economics, Evolutionary economics