{"product_id":"foundations-for-a-humanitarian-economy-9781032127620","title":"Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 technolog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 2. The Consolation in Context 3. The Consolation of Philosophy 4. Consolation as Economy's Foundation 5. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018854433111,"sku":"9781032127620","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032127620.jpg?v=1750778400","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foundations-for-a-humanitarian-economy-9781032127620","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}