Can God or the Market Set People Free
Libertarian, Egalitarian, and Ethical Freedom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joe Blosser (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-253 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jore.12012 |
| OpenAlex | W2115104706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Both P rotestant theologians and “preference” economists believe that freedom is necessary for moral action, but such theologians and economists have seemingly irreconcilable accounts of freedom and, thus also, morality. Instead of learning from each other, they typically ignore each other or claim that one field reigns supreme over the other. This essay digs into the theological and economic traditions of each side to find points of similarity between them. It engages A dam S mith and E rnst T roeltsch to develop a view of “ethical freedom” that pulls together the “libertarian freedom” emphasized by preference economics and the “egalitarian freedom” emphasized in much P rotestant theology. The three‐part view of freedom draws the disciplines together and opens possibilities for a more robust theory of moral action
Action (physics · Economics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Law and economics · Morality · Political science · Preference · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Supreme court · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religion and Society Interactions · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2016 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |