Economics, Ethics and Power - From Behavioural Rules to Global Structures

Informationen zum Autor Hasse Ekstedt is a Senior Researcher at the School of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Klappentext Drawing on Aristotle, Kant, Hume, and others, this book conceptualizes the analysis of ethics and economic and social structures. The book first considers the key philosophical underpinnings and categories which frame the discussion of ethics in economic theory and then considers individual ethics, social action, financial structures, and war. Zusammenfassung Drawing on Aristotle, Kant, Hume, and others, this book conceptualizes the analysis of ethics and economic and social structures. The book first considers the key philosophical underpinnings and categories which frame the discussion of ethics in economic theory and then considers individual ethics, social action, financial structures, and war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgement, List of figures, List of tables. Introduction. Prologue. 1. Ethics in Philosophy. 2. Philosophy and Economics of the Modern World. 3. Economics and Ethics in Economic Theory: Action and Remorse. 4. Faith and Axiomatic Structures. 5. Collective Ethics and Forms of Government/Governance. 6. Money, Financial Structures and Ethics. 7. The Other and Collective Social Action. 8. War. Conclusions and Epilogue. Index

Product details

• Authors: Hasse Ekstedt, Hasse (University of Gothenburg Ekstedt, Ekstedt Hasse
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138281028
• ISBN: 978-1-138-28102-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy; Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political Economy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy