Social Inequality, Analytical Egalitarianism, and the March Towards Eugenic Explanations in the Social Sciences
AJES - Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice
1. Auflage Oktober 2008
300 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This book gathers together several essays by historians of
economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis.
* Contains several essays by historians of economics who express
varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J.
Peart's and David M. Levy's book The 'Vanity
of the Philosopher': From Equality to Hierarchy in
Post-classical Economics
* Explains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in
economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this
approach
* Provides reading that can complement reading lists in
economics, the mathematics of gambling, and the political economy
of the gaming industry
PART II. On the Peart and Levy Thesis.
Observations on The "Vanity of the Philosopher" (Charles R.
McCann, Jr).
The "Vanity of the Philosopher": Analytical Egalitarianism,
Associationist Psychology, and Eugenic Remaking? (Andrew
Farrant).
In the Shadows of Vanity: Religion and the Debate Over Hierarchy
(J. Daniel Hammond).
The Vanity of the Economist: A Comment on Peart and
Levy'sThe "Vanity of the Philosopher" (Kevin D. Hoover).
Classical Equality: On the Content of Analytical Egalitarianism
(Joseph Persky).
Thinking About Analytical Egalitarianism (David M. Levy and
Sandra J. Peart).
PART III. Anthroposociology.
Social Anthropology in Economic Literature at the End of the
19th Century: Eugenic and Racial Explanations of Inequality
(Terenzio Maccabelli).
Index.
