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Book Synopsis Natural Images in Economic Thought by : Philip Mirowski
Download or read book Natural Images in Economic Thought written by Philip Mirowski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-07-29 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1994 book was the first collection devoted to impact of natural sciences on content and form of economics in history.
Book Synopsis Nature in the History of Economic Thought by : Nathaniel Wolloch
Download or read book Nature in the History of Economic Thought written by Nathaniel Wolloch and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From antiquity to our own time those interested in political economy have with almost no exceptions regarded the natural physical environment as a resource meant for human use. Focusing on the period 1600-1850, and paying particular attention to major figures including Adam Smith, T.R. Malthus, David Ricardo and J.S. Mill, this book provides a detailed overview of the intellectual history of the economic consideration of nature from antiquity to modern times. It shows how even someone like Mill, who was clearly influenced by romantic notions regarding the spiritual need for contact with pristine nature, ultimately regarded it as an economic resource. Building on existing scholarship, this study demonstrates how the rise of modern sensitivity to nature, from the late eighteenth century in particular, was in fact a dialectical reaction to the growing distance of modern urban civilization from the natural environment. As such, the book offers an unprecedentedly detailed overview of the intellectual history of economic considerations of nature, whilst underlining how the history of this topic has been remarkably consistent.
Book Synopsis Nature in the History of Economic Thought by : Nathaniel Wolloch
Download or read book Nature in the History of Economic Thought written by Nathaniel Wolloch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From antiquity to our own time those interested in political economy have with almost no exceptions regarded the natural physical environment as a resource meant for human use. Focusing on the period 1600-1850, and paying particular attention to major figures including Adam Smith, T.R. Malthus, David Ricardo and J.S. Mill, this book provides a detailed overview of the intellectual history of the economic consideration of nature from antiquity to modern times. It shows how even someone like Mill, who was clearly influenced by romantic notions regarding the spiritual need for contact with pristine nature, ultimately regarded it as an economic resource. Building on existing scholarship, this study demonstrates how the rise of modern sensitivity to nature, from the late eighteenth century in particular, was in fact a dialectical reaction to the growing distance of modern urban civilization from the natural environment. As such, the book offers an unprecedentedly detailed overview of the intellectual history of economic considerations of nature, whilst underlining how the history of this topic has been remarkably consistent.
Book Synopsis Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought by : Gábor Bíró
Download or read book Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought written by Gábor Bíró and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought: Searching for the Organic Origins of the Economy argues that organic elements seen as incompatible with rational homo economicus have been left out of, or downplayed in, mainstream histories of economic thought. The chapters show that organic aspects (that is, aspects related to sensitive, cognitive or social human qualities) were present in the economic ideas of a wide range of important thinkers including Hume, Smith, Malthus, Mill, Marshall, Keynes, Hayek and the Polanyi brothers. Moreover, the contributors to this thought-provoking volume reveal in turn that these aspects were crucial to how these key figures thought about the economy. This stimulating collection of essays will be of interest to advanced students and scholars of the history of economic thought, economic philosophy, heterodox economics, moral philosophy and intellectual history.
Book Synopsis Metaphors in the History of Economic Thought by : Roberto Baranzini
Download or read book Metaphors in the History of Economic Thought written by Roberto Baranzini and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metaphors in the History of Economic Thought: Crises, Business Cycles and Equilibrium explores the evolution of economic theorizing through the lens of metaphors. The edited volume sheds light on metaphors which have been used by a range of key thinkers and schools of thought to describe economic crises, business cycles and economic equilibrium. Structured in three parts, the book examines an array of metaphors ranging from mechanics, waves, storms, medicine and beyond. The international panel of contributors focuses primarily on economic literature up to the Second World War, knowing again that the use of metaphors in economic work has seen a resurgence since the 1980s. This work will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in the history of economic thought, and economics and language.
Book Synopsis Economic Theory and Natural Philosophy by : Charles Michael Andres Clark
Download or read book Economic Theory and Natural Philosophy written by Charles Michael Andres Clark and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempts to shed light on the development of economic thought and in particular on elements of continuity and divergence. The text provides insights into Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill and Victorian evolutionary social theory, and axiomatic general equilibrium theory.
Book Synopsis A History of Ecological Economic Thought by : Marco P. Vianna Franco
Download or read book A History of Ecological Economic Thought written by Marco P. Vianna Franco and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributing to a better understanding of contemporary issues of environmental sustainability from a historical perspective, this book provides a cohesive and cogent account of the history of ecological economic thought. The work unearths a diverse set of ideas within a Western and Slavic context, from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment to the late 1940s, to reveal insights firmly grounded in historiographical research and of import for addressing current sustainability challenges, not least by means of improving our grasp on how humans and nature can generously coexist in the long term. The history of ecological economic thought offered in this volume is rich and diverse, encompassing views that are bound by the observance of the tenets of the natural sciences, but which differ significantly in terms of the role of energy and materials to cultural development and the normative aspects involving resource distribution, social ideals, and policy-making. Combining the approaches of independent scholarly figures and scientific communities from different historical periods and nationalities, the book brings elements that are still missing in the scarce literature on the history of ecological economic thought and highlights the underlying threads which unite such initiatives. The book brings a fresh look into the historical development of ecological economic ideas and will therefore be of great interest to scholars and students of ecological economics, environmental economics, sustainability science, interdisciplinary studies, and history of economic thought.
Book Synopsis Historians of Economics and Economic Thought by : Steven G Medema
Download or read book Historians of Economics and Economic Thought written by Steven G Medema and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001-08-16 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of economic thought has always attracted some of the brightest minds in the discipline. These chroniclers of development have helped form our current views, and it is no surprise that many among them have been at the forefront of new movements in the history of ideas. This notable collection summarizes the work of these key historians of economics and attempts to quantify their impact. Some of the writers covered, such as Friedrich Hayek and Joan Robinson, are already assured of their place among the greatest economists of the twentieth century, but the collection also stresses the influence of those still active in shaping our perceptions - including Mark Blaug, Samuel Hollander and Donald Winch. Written by an impressive roster of contributors, many of whom are themselves well-known in the history of economic thought, this key book features writings from John Creedy, Roger Blackhouse and Neil De Marchi, as well as the editors of the collection as a whole, Warren J. Samuels and Steven Medema.
Book Synopsis A History of Scottish Economic Thought by : Alexander Dow
Download or read book A History of Scottish Economic Thought written by Alexander Dow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction / Alexander Dow and Sheila Dow -- John Law and the Scottish Enlightenment / Antoin Murphy -- Francis Hutcheson / Andrew Skinner -- David Hume as a political economist / Carl Wennerlind -- Sir James Steuart, Principles of political oeconomy / Andrew Skinner -- Adam Smith, real Newtonian / Leonidas Montes -- Adam Smith, common sense and aesthetics in the age of experiments / Flavio Comim -- James Mill as economist, theory dominated by deductive method / Thomas Torrance -- John Ramsay McCulloch / D.P. O'Brien -- The place of Thomas Chalmers in Scottish political economy / A.M.C. Waterman -- John Rae / Douglas Mair -- Economics in the Scottish universities from the late nineteenth century / Alexander Dow and Alan Hutton -- Applied economics in the twentieth century / Alan Hutton -- Postscript / Sheila Dow.
Book Synopsis Historians of Economics and Economic Thought by : Steven G Medema
Download or read book Historians of Economics and Economic Thought written by Steven G Medema and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of economic thought has always attracted some of the brightest minds in the discipline. These chroniclers of development have helped form our current views, and it is no surprise that many among them have been at the forefront of new movements in the history of ideas. This notable collection summarizes the work of these key historians of economics and attempts to quantify their impact. Some of the writers covered, such as Friedrich Hayek and Joan Robinson, are already assured of their place among the greatest economists of the twentieth century, but the collection also stresses the influence of those still active in shaping our perceptions - including Mark Blaug, Samuel Hollander and Donald Winch. Written by an impressive roster of contributors, many of whom are themselves well-known in the history of economic thought, this key book features writings from John Creedy, Roger Blackhouse and Neil De Marchi, as well as the editors of the collection as a whole, Warren J. Samuels and Steven Medema.
Download or read book Natural written by Alan Levinovitz and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminates the far-reaching harms of believing that natural means “good,” from misinformation about health choices to justifications for sexism, racism, and flawed economic policies. People love what’s natural: it’s the best way to eat, the best way to parent, even the best way to act—naturally, just as nature intended. Appeals to the wisdom of nature are among the most powerful arguments in the history of human thought. Yet Nature (with a capital N) and natural goodness are not objective or scientific. In this groundbreaking book, scholar of religion Alan Levinovitz demonstrates that these beliefs are actually religious and highlights the many dangers of substituting simple myths for complicated realities. It may not seem like a problem when it comes to paying a premium for organic food. But what about condemnations of “unnatural” sexual activity? The guilt that attends not having a “natural” birth? Economic deregulation justified by the inherent goodness of “natural” markets? In Natural, readers embark on an epic journey, from Peruvian rainforests to the backcountry in Yellowstone Park, from a “natural” bodybuilding competition to a “natural” cancer-curing clinic. The result is an essential new perspective that shatters faith in Nature’s goodness and points to a better alternative. We can love nature without worshipping it, and we can work toward a better world with humility and dialogue rather than taboos and zealotry.
Book Synopsis Humanism and Religion in the History of Economic Thought. Selected Papers from the 10th Aispe Conference by : AA. VV.
Download or read book Humanism and Religion in the History of Economic Thought. Selected Papers from the 10th Aispe Conference written by AA. VV. and published by FrancoAngeli. This book was released on 2010-03-30T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 363.81
Book Synopsis The Mantra of Efficiency by : Jennifer Karns Alexander
Download or read book The Mantra of Efficiency written by Jennifer Karns Alexander and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2010 Edelstein Prize, Society for the History of Technology Efficiency—associated with individual discipline, superior management, and increased profits or productivity—often counts as one of the highest virtues in Western culture. But what does it mean, exactly, to be efficient? How did this concept evolve from a means for evaluating simple machines to the mantra of progress and a prerequisite for success? In this provocative and ambitious study, Jennifer Karns Alexander explores the growing power of efficiency in the post-industrial West. Examining the ways the concept has appeared in modern history—from a benign measure of the thermal economy of a machine to its widespread application to personal behaviors like chewing habits, spending choices, and shop floor movements to its controversial use as a measure of the business success of American slavery—she argues that beneath efficiency's seemingly endless variety lies a common theme: the pursuit of mastery through techniques of surveillance, discipline, and control. Six historical case studies—two from Britain, one each from France and Germany, and two from the United States—illustrate the concept's fascinating development and provide context for the meanings of, and uses for, efficiency today and in the future.
Book Synopsis The New Economic Criticism by : Martha Woodmansee
Download or read book The New Economic Criticism written by Martha Woodmansee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-10-09 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a pathbreaking work which develops a new form of economic analysis. This collection brings together 27 essays by influential literary and cultural historians as well as representatives of the vanguard of postmodernist economics.
Book Synopsis Contributions to the History of Economic Thought by : Antoin Murphy
Download or read book Contributions to the History of Economic Thought written by Antoin Murphy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2000-12-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring original contributions from some of the leading contemporary figures in the history of economic thought, this book offers new perspectives on key topics, from Smith's Wealth of Nations to the Jevonian Revolution. Drawing inspiration from the life and work of R.D.C. Black, formerly Professor of Economics at Queen's University Belfast, this book will be of essential interest to any serious scholar of economic thought.
Book Synopsis The Legacy of Scholasticism in Economic Thought by : Odd Langholm
Download or read book The Legacy of Scholasticism in Economic Thought written by Odd Langholm and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-13 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the development of ideas on freedom, coercion and power in the history of economic thought.
Book Synopsis The Changing Nature of Work by : Frank Ackerman
Download or read book The Changing Nature of Work written by Frank Ackerman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human impacts on the environment are largely driven by economic forces. If a more ecologically sustainable world is to be achieved, significant changes must be made to the current growth- and consumption-dependent economic system. The Frontier Issues in Economic Thought series was designed to assist the growing number of economists and others who are responding to the need for new thinking about economics in the face of environmental and social forces that are reshaping the world.The Changing Nature of Work examines the causes and effects of the rapid transformation of the world of work. It provides concise summaries of the key writings on work and workplace issues, extending the frontiers of labor economics to include the often overlooked social and psychological dimensions of work.The book begins with a foreword by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich that presents labor in contemporary perspective. An introductory overview provides a brief history of the changing nature of work and situates current problems in the context of longer-term developments. Following that are eight topical sections that feature three- to five-page summaries for each of the ten to twelve most important articles or book chapters on a subject.Sections cover.new directions in labor economics social and psychological dimensions of work and unemployment globalization and labor new technologies and organizational change flexibility and internal labor markets new patterns of industrial relations family, gender, paid and unpaid work difference and diversity in the workplaceThe book provides a roadmap for scholars on the vast and diverse literature concerning labor issues, and affords students a quick overview of that rapidly changing field. It is an important contribution to the series and is a valuable book for anyone interested in labor, as well as for students and scholars of labor economics, industrial sociology, industrial relations, social psychology, and their respective disciplines.
