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Record Nr.

UNINA9910619281303321

Autore

Ramrattan Lall

Titolo

The Purpose of Life in Economics : Weighing Human Values Against Pure Science / / by Lall Ramrattan, Michael Szenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-17065-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 pages)

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Philosophy

Economics

Economics - Sociological aspects

Economics - History

Philosophy of Economics

Economic Sociology

History of Economic Thought and Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-324) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter I: Introduction and the Consciousness as the Purpose of Life -- Chapter II: Scientific, Philosophical, and Psychological Views of the Purpose of Life -- Chapter III: Economics Purpose of Life -- Chapter IV: Economic Development and the Purpose of Life -- Chapter V: The Religious Purpose of Life.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a compilation of economic views on the purpose of life. It follows a unique approach, starting with propositions from diverse fields that act as governing laws of the purpose of life in economics, then guiding the reader through the physical, philosophical, and psychological views of the purpose of life, as economics and economic theories can find their roots in all these areas. The book concludes with the purpose of life presented through economic doctrines (from the pre-classical, to classical, to neo-classical schools of economic thought), through the lens of economic development, and from the perspective of several religious doctrines. Lall Ramrattan is an Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has served



as an associate editor of The American Economist, and holds a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research, USA. Michael Szenberg is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Touro University, USA. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University, USA. He is recipient of many awards, including the 2013 John R. Commons Award, and he served as the editor, Emeritus, of The American Economist (1973-2011).