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The Boundaries of Technique
Ordering Positive and Normative Concerns in Economic Research
The Boundaries of Technique
Ordering Positive and Normative Concerns in Economic Research
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In this engaging and thought-provoking new work, Andrew Yuengert uses the moral philosophy of Thomas Aquinas to offer a fresh perspective on the sharp distinctions currently drawn between economics and ethics. In contract to modern philosophical approaches, which focus on the contrast between is and ought statements, a Thomistic analysis begins with the actions of economic researchers. This approach reconciles two popular extreme positions: economics as ethical at every turn, and economics as morally neutral. Exploring recent controversies over the role of ethics in economics, The Boundaries of Technique encourages scholars and students to discover and debate the ways in which economics is insulated from ethics, and the ways in which it is dependent upon it. Ultimately, by bringing readers to a deeper awareness of the intrinsic involvement of the individual and the responsibility of moral choice, Yuengert makes an invaluable contriubtion to the study and practice of economics.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Why Did the Economist Cross the Road? Morality and Rationality in Thomistic Moral Philosophy
Chapter 3 Multiple Ends and Their Order
Chapter 4 The Ends of Economics in Hierarchical Context
Chapter 5 Aquinas in the Marketplace of Ideas
Chapter 6 Consequences of the Modern Separation of Technique from Prudence
Chapter 7 When is Economics not Technical?
Chapter 8 What Then Should Economists Do?
Product details
| Published | Apr 09 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 152 |
| ISBN | 9780739107072 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 227 x 162 mm |
| Series | Studies in Ethics and Economics |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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