{"product_id":"foundations-for-a-humanitarian-economy","title":"Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe modern global economy and discipline of economics place mathematical calculation above human concern. However, a re-reading of Boethius’ \u003ci\u003eThe Consolation of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e can positively highlight the contrast in values and spirit of the early medieval European world with our own scientific age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the historical and cultural contexts that influenced Boethius’ writing and explores how \u003ci\u003eConsolation\u003c\/i\u003e offers a radically different understanding of economic concepts: wealth from inner happiness and virtues, poverty from hoarding outer possessions, self-sufficiency in the greater whole, enlightenment through misfortune, and development as fruition from the Good. These economic considerations resonate with a range of heterodox economic perspectives, such as Ecological and Buddhist Economics. The fundamental revaluations gained through Boethius pose a critique of mainstream neoclassical and neoliberal economics: to consumerism, avarice, growth and technology fetishism, and market rationality. These economic foundations resonate into a time when global crises raise the question of fundamental human priorities, offering alternatives to an ever-expanding industrial market economy designed for profit, and helping to avoid irrevocable socio-ecological disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe issues raised and questioned in this book will be of significant interest to readers with concern for pluralist approaches to economics, philosophy, classics, ancient history and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at http:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54237129179480,"sku":"9781032127583","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032127583.jpg?v=1779337838","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/foundations-for-a-humanitarian-economy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}