Economics and the Virtues: Building a New Moral Foundation

Edited by Jennifer A. Baker and Mark D. White

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Abstract: While ethics has been an integral part of economics since the days of Adam Smith (if not Aristotle), many modern economists dismiss ethical concerns in favor of increasing formal mathematical and computational methods. But recent financial crises in the real world have reignited discussions of the importance of ethics to economics, including growing calls for a new approach to incorporating moral philosophy in economic theory, practice, and policy. Ironically, it is the ethics of virtue advocated by Aristotle and Adam Smith that may lead to the most promising way to developing an economics that emphasizes the virtues, character, and judgment of the agents it models. In Economics and the Virtues, editors Jennifer A. Baker and Mark D. White have brought together fifteen leading scholars in economics and philosophy to offer fresh perspectives on integrating virtue into economics. The first section covers five major thinkers and schools in the virtue tradition, tracing historical connections and suggesting new areas of cooperation. The second section applies the ethics of virtue to modern economic theory, delving into its current practices and methodology to suggest areas for integration with moral philosophy. Finally, the third section addresses specific topics such as markets, profits, and justice in the context of virtue and vice, offering valuable applications of virtue to economics. With insights that are novel as well as rooted in time-tested ethical thought, Economics and the Virtues will be of interest to economists, philosophers, and other scholars in the social sciences and humanities, as well as professionals and policymakers in the fields of economics and finance, and makes an invaluable contribution to the ongoing discussion over the role of ethics in economics. Contributors to this volume - Jennifer A. Baker, College of Charleston Michael Baurmann, University of Duesseldorf Christian Becker, Colorado State University Geoffery Brennan, Australian National University, University of North Carolina, Duke University Jason Brennan, McDonough School of Business Seung (Ginny) Choi, George Mason University Timothy O'Keefe, Georgia State University James Otteson, Wake Forest University David Rose, University of Missouri-St. Louis Eric Schliesser, University of Amsterdam Virgil Storr, George Mason University Christine Swanton, University of Auckland Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY Andrew Yuengert, Pepperdine University

Date: 2016
ISBN: 9780198701392
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