Ethical Dimensions of the Economy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgments;6 2;Table of Contents;8 3;Introduction;13 4;Part I Normative Reflections on the Economy;24 4.1;Section I Multiple Discourses on the Economy;25 4.1.1;1. The Interconnection of Moral and Economic Theory;26 4.1.1.1;I. The Moral Discourse on Economic Reality;26 4.1.1.2;II. The Economic Discourse on Economic Reality;32 4.1.1.3;Conclusion;33 4.1.2;2. Economics and Politics in the Architectonic of Hegels Thought;34 4.1.2.1;I. The Rejection of the Rousseau-ian Direct Democracy;34 4.1.2.2;II. Rejection of Universal Suffrage;39 4.1.2.3;III. Hegel's Own Solution;40 4.1.2.4;Conclusion;44 4.2;Section II Hegel and Political Economy;45 4.2.1;3. The Ethical Function of the Economy;46 4.2.1.1;I. Hegels Concept of Freedom;47 4.2.1.2;II. Hegels Arguments in Favor of a Free Market;56 4.2.1.3;III. The Proper Relation between State and Free Market;70 4.2.1.4;Conclusion;76 4.2.2;4. The Economic Order: A Human, Not a Natural Institution;78 4.2.2.1;I. Adam Smiths Ontology of the Economy;78 4.2.2.2;II. The Function of Property;79 4.2.2.3;III. The Neo-Liberal Economic Philosophy;83 4.2.2.4;IV. Philosophical Significance of the Neo-Liberal Movement;85 4.2.2.5;V. The Free Market as a Subsidiary or as an Absolute Value;87 4.2.2.6;VI. Beyond Internal Restrictions of the Free Market;90 4.2.2.7;VII. Freedom and the Free Market;92 4.2.2.8;Conclusion;95 4.3;Section III Tightening the Argument A Philosophical Dialogue with Economists;96 4.3.1;5. The Concept of Merit Good and the History of Economic Thought;97 4.3.1.1;I. The Problem;97 4.3.1.2;II. Justification of the Term Merit Good;104 4.3.1.3;III. Justification of the Different Kinds of Merit Goods;106 4.3.1.4;Conclusion;112 4.3.2;6. Objecting to a Libertarian Attack on Governmental Functions in the Economy: The Concept of Public Good;119 4.3.2.1;I. The Thesis in a Nutshell;120 4.3.2.2;II. Problems with the Concept;122 4.3.2.3;III. In Search of a Definition;132 4.3.2.4;IV. Implementation Problems;141 4.3.2.5;Conclusions;150 5;Part
II Applications;153 5.1;Section I Reflections on the Political Economy in the US;154 5.1.1;7. Structural Deficiencies in the American System;155 5.1.1.1;I. After Nozick and Rawls;155 5.1.1.2;II. Justice. Concern for the Common Good: The U.S. System and Interest Group Liberalism or Laissez-Faire Pluralism;157 5.1.1.3;III. Freedom. Hegel's Good Society;165 5.1.1.4;IV. The Bishops Pastoral: A Religiously Based Economic Ethic;178 5.1.1.5;Conclusion;182 5.1.2;8. Unjust Redistribution in the American System;185 5.1.2.1;I. An Opportunity for Collective Gains;185 5.1.2.2;II. The Opportunity for Collective Gain is a Public Good;190 5.1.2.3;III. The Moral Argument;194 5.1.2.4;IV. The Current Method of Subsidizing Children in the United States;195 5.1.2.5;Conclusion;198 5.2;Section II Challenges in Transforming Command Economies;200 5.2.1;9. The Role of Religion and Civil Society in a Transformed Command Economy;201 5.2.1.1;I. A Hidden Challenge in the Transition to the Free Market;201 5.2.1.2;II. Arguments in Favor of the Free Market;203 5.2.1.3;III. The Social Question and the Limits of the Free Market;209 5.2.1.4;IV. To Which Institutions Should One Turn in Addressing the Social Question and Other Problems Arising from a Free Market?;211 5.2.1.5;Conclusion;222 5.3;Section III Philosophy of Economics and Catholic Social Thought;223 5.3.1;10. Overlapping Ideas: Catholic Social Thought and Recent Nobel Laureates in Economics;224 5.3.1.1;I. Multiple Authorities in Economics;224 5.3.1.2;II. Overlapping Authority;238 5.3.1.3;III. Economists and Catholic Social Thought;242 5.3.1.4;Conclusion;246 6;Conclusion;248 7;References;257 8;Indices;272

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From the reviews:

"This book draws heavily on Hegel to outline ethical dimensions of the economy. ... The book would be most worthwhile for readers who are interested an argument that Hegel s ideas are consistent with standard public goods theory, and with Musgrave s concept of merit goods. ... the book may be more appealing to philosophers who are interested in building a bridge between economics and philosophy to consider the role of government in the economy." (Randall G. Holcombe, Public Choice, Vol. 138, 2009)

"This book is a philosophical and ethical reflection on economics. ... each chapter is preceded by an orienting abstract that points out the major argument that the chapter develops. ... an excellent reading for faculty discussion groups bringing together the social sciences and the humanities. (John Donovan, The Reviews of Metaphysics, Vol. LXIII (2), December, 2009)

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