James E Alvey
Biographic Data
| ID | 4587013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James E Alvey |
| GIVEN NAMES | James E |
| FAMILY NAME | Alvey |
| SIGNATURE | ALVEY J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6992-1399 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The ethical foundations of economics in ancient Greece, focussing on Socrates and Xenophon
Purpose Economics had a strong linkage to ethics up to the 1930s but this has virtually disappeared today. Amartya Sen first sketched the historical relationship in his book On Ethics & Economics . This article seeks to explore the ethical foundations of economics in ancient Greece, focussing on Socrates and Xenophon. Design/methodology/approach Various ancient Greek primary sources are used to investigate the foundations of economics as an ethic…
Adam Smith's View of History: Consistent or Paradoxical
The conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because (1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; (2) it is inevitable; and …
Moral education as a means to human perfection and social order: Adam Smith’s view of education in commercial society
During the post-Second World War period, Adam Smith’s moral theory was down-played and he acquired the undeserved reputation of an amoral, radical individualist. The trend in recent scholarship has been to rehabilitate him as a moral theorist and this article continues that trend. After a sketch of Smith’s moral theory, the article addresses his little-studied views on moral education. This education is important in the creation of human excellen…
The ethical foundations of economics in ancient Greece, focussing on Socrates and Xenophon
Purpose Economics had a strong linkage to ethics up to the 1930s but this has virtually disappeared today. Amartya Sen first sketched the historical relationship in his book On Ethics & Economics . This article seeks to explore the ethical foundations of economics in ancient Greece, focussing on Socrates and Xenophon. Design/methodology/approach Various ancient Greek primary sources are used to investigate the foundations of economics as an ethic…
Adam Smith's View of History: Consistent or Paradoxical
The conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because (1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; (2) it is inevitable; and …
Moral education as a means to human perfection and social order: Adam Smith’s view of education in commercial society
During the post-Second World War period, Adam Smith’s moral theory was down-played and he acquired the undeserved reputation of an amoral, radical individualist. The trend in recent scholarship has been to rehabilitate him as a moral theorist and this article continues that trend. After a sketch of Smith’s moral theory, the article addresses his little-studied views on moral education. This education is important in the creation of human excellen…
Adam Smith's View of History: Consistent or Paradoxical
The conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because (1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; (2) it is inevitable; and …
The ethical foundations of economics in ancient Greece, focussing on Socrates and Xenophon
Purpose Economics had a strong linkage to ethics up to the 1930s but this has virtually disappeared today. Amartya Sen first sketched the historical relationship in his book On Ethics & Economics . This article seeks to explore the ethical foundations of economics in ancient Greece, focussing on Socrates and Xenophon. Design/methodology/approach Various ancient Greek primary sources are used to investigate the foundations of economics as an ethic…
Economic Theory and Institutions (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Adam smith (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)