The Boundaries of Technique. Ordering Positive and Normative Concerns in Economic Research.
Andrew Yuengert
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Paperback. The Boundaries of Technique offers an account of economics as a purposive - that is, human - enterprise. It draws on a thorough account of human action in the work of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle. Both authors give an account of reason in human action, and the place of technique in moral life. Series: Studies in Ethics and Economics. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Ethics and Economics
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739107072
SKU
V9780739107072
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About Andrew Yuengert
Andrew Yuengert is the John and Francis Duggan professor of Economics at Seaver College, Pepperdine University.
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Draws on the acount of human action in the works of Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle to present an account of economics as purposive, human enterprise and to offer a framework within which to think about the role of ethics in economics.
Journal of Economic Literature
This book should be read by all economists, but especially Christian economists, for ... Read more
Journal of Economic Literature
This book should be read by all economists, but especially Christian economists, for ... Read more