Social inequality, analytical egalitarianism, and the march towards eugenic explanations in the social sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Laurence S. Moss

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (147 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.15/3; 330.153
• Soggetto topico: Economics - History - 19th century; Economics - History - 20th century; Classical school of economics; Neoclassical school of economics; Equality - Economic aspects; Eugenics - Economic aspects
• Altri autori: MossLaurence S. <1944->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: SOCIAL INEQUALITY, ANALYTICAL EGALITARIANISM, AND THE MARCH TOWARDS EUGENIC EXPLANATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contents; I. Editor's Introduction; II. ON THE PEART AND LEVY THESIS: Observations on The "Vanity of the Philosopher"; The "Vanity of the Philosopher": Analytical Egalitarianism, Associationist Psychology, and Eugenic Remaking?; In the Shadows of Vanity: Religion and the Debate Over Hierarchy; The Vanity of the Economist: A Comment on Peart and Levy's The "Vanity of the Philosopher"*; Classical Equality: On the Content of Analytical Egalitarianism ; Thinking About Analytical EgalitarianismIII. ANTHROPOSOCIOLOGY: Social Anthropology in Economic Literature at the End of the 19th Century: Eugenic and Racial Explanations of Inequality; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis.Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart's and David M. Levy's book The 'Vanity of the Philosopher': From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical EconomicsExplains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approachProvides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics
• Titolo autorizzato: Social inequality, analytical egalitarianism, and the march towards eugenic explanations in the social sciences
• ISBN: 9786612030147; 1-282-03014-0; 1-4443-0707-X; 1-4443-0708-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830419803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: AJES - Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice