Economics as a Moral Science

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Why Economics Is a Moral Science....Pages 3-9
Issues and Themes in Moral Economics....Pages 11-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Economics as if Ethics Mattered....Pages 21-41
Teleological Reasoning in Economics....Pages 43-56
Economic Rationality Versus Human Reason....Pages 57-67
Rediscovering a Personalist Economy....Pages 69-77
Happiness and Human Flourishing....Pages 79-93
Understanding Financial Crises: The Contribution of the Philosophy of Money....Pages 95-105
Economics and Vulnerability: Relationships, Incentives, Meritocracy....Pages 107-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Ethics, Economics and the Corporation....Pages 131-162
Are Business Ethics Relevant?....Pages 163-173
Economy of Mutuality....Pages 175-197
Economic Wisdom for Managerial Decision-Making....Pages 199-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Catholic Social Thought and Amartya Sen on Justice....Pages 215-223
The Theological Virtue of Charity in the Economy: Reflections on “Caritas in veritate”....Pages 225-232
Ethics of Development in the Age of Globalization....Pages 233-248
Transdisciplinarity Governance and the Common Good....Pages 249-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Agenda for Future Research and Action....Pages 271-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-280