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



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Titolo: Social inequality, analytical egalitarianism, and the march towards eugenic explanations in the social sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Laurence S. Moss Visualizza cluster
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
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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
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Serie: AJES - Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice