Record Nr.

UNINA9910438236803321

Autore

Crespo Ricardo F

Titolo

Philosophy of the Economy : An Aristotelian Approach / / by Ricardo F. Crespo

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-319-02648-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Philosophy, , 2211-4556

Disciplina

120

Soggetti

Philosophy, Ancient

Economics - History

Knowledge, Theory of

Ethics

Philosophy and social sciences

Political science - Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy

History of Economic Thought and Methodology

Epistemology

Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Political Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This book develops a philosophical analysis of economic reality and economic science from an Aristotelian point of view. It is the result of many years of thinking and philosophical study about these topics. It differs from other philosophy of economics books as it also deals with economic reality (not only the science) and approaches its subject from an Aristotelian perspective. It differs from other Aristotelian studies about economics as it covers the whole of philosophy of the economy. This book argues why Aristotle’s thinking guarantees an appropriate interdisciplinary synthesis.