Political Economy and Moral Philosophy:Some (I hope) useful notes

Giuseppe Travaglini

No 2204, Working Papers from University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Economics, Society & Politics - Scientific Committee - L. Stefanini & G. Travaglini

Abstract: Political Economy, as an autonomous discipline, has a relatively recent history. From its origins, it appears to be divided into two fields, the “classical†one based on the labor- value theory, and the “neoclassical†one at the center of which is the utility-value theory. Our aim in this paper is to identify some relevant philosopher strands in economic thought that can help to disentangle the reciprocal relationships between the different economic theories, and to understand their relations with philosophy, and particularly with Moral philosophy. This can make it easier to study political economy, its social and political implications, and the not always simple relationship of the economic theory with social disciplines.

Keywords: political economy; moral philosophy; welfare economics; social justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B00 B10 B40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2022, Revised 2022
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