Plato's Economics: Republic and Control
David Reisman, "Plato's Economics: Republic and Control"
English | ISBN: 1839103329 | 2021 | 224 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1839103329 | 2021 | 224 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Plato was the first of the great thinkers to integrate the economy into a wide-ranging synthesis of ethical absolutes and human interaction. In this original and stimulating book, David Reisman assesses his influential contribution to the political economy of production, consumption, distribution and exchange.
Drawing on the whole of Plato's published work, this book explores Plato's insights into the core philosophical concerns of stability, hegemony, justice and balance. It situates Plato's economics in the context of fourth century Athens. It argues that the transition from oligarchy to democracy in the wake of the disastrous war with Sparta had reinforced the attraction of justice, moderation and the middle way to a political philosopher who wanted to reverse the decay in popular standards of right and wrong.
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