Philosophy – Ethical Economics Books and Research

In Search of Truth

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:01:25 +0000

The School was founded during the Depression years of the 1930s by Leon MacLaren, son of Labour MP Andrew MacLaren. The School had its roots in the economic theories of Henry George, which the Liberal Party sought to implement before the First World War, and the Labour Party in 1931. From there the School developed and took a new turn in the 1950s, following the discovery of the teaching of…

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What’s Sex Got to Do with It?

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:01:25 +0000

How better than to mark the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s book on human evolution than by challenging his theory with an updated version which instead places the female species at the centre of the theory. Sexual selection may have created us, but by refusing to take a good hard look at ourselves and our impact on the planet, we may be granting natural selection the power to eliminate us.

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The Social Conscience

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:01:01 +0000

The author discusses the nature of the Social Conscience and the moral values that it embodies. Seeking to do what is right, motivated by a sympathetic awareness of others, driven by the instinct to care and acknowledging the necessity to share, the Social Conscience expresses innate moral values. In these troubled times, satisfactory solutions to economic and social problems will not be found…

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The Science of Economics

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:37 +0000

Leon MacLaren (1910-1994) was a barrister, politician, philosopher and the founder of the School of Philosophy and Economic Science. He considered the true goal of Economics to be the discovery of the conditions which allow every individual to find a fulfilling life. In his view, science was a study of laws that exist in nature, whilst economics was a study of the humanities…

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A Philosophy for a Fair Society – 2nd Edition

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:36 +0000

Despite the Welfare State and the redistribution of income through the tax system, the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow both within and between nations. The authors offer a different approach and argue that governments will fail unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy which is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution. Searching for a system of fair…

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A Philosopher’s take on economics 2nd Edition

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:35 +0000

Shortlisted for The People’s Book Prize 2021-2022. Science explains and understands the world of matter, philosophy explains and understands the world of spirit. Economics is the meeting place of these two worlds. Whilst the immediate concern of economics is policy in the “world of matter”, the key participant in economic life is the human being, whose ultimate purpose of participation is to…

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