Philosophy and Economics - JEM098

• Title: Philosophy and Economics
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2007 to 2007
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: PhDr. Tomáš Sedláček, Ph.D.; Mgr. Roman Pazderník
• Incompatibility : {Ekonomie(magisterské studium) specializace finance, finanční trhy a bankovnictví - povinné}, {Ekonomie(magisterské studium) specializace finance, finanční trhy a bankovnictví - povinně volitelné}, {Ekonomie(magisterské studium) specializace Evropská ekonomická integrace a hospodářská politika - povinné}, {Ekonomie(magisterské studium) specializace Evropská ekonomická integrace a hospodářská politika - povinně volitelné}

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Tomáš Sedláček, Ph.D. (03.03.2011)

JEM098 -Philosophy and Economics
Spring semester 2011

Lecturers:

Tomáš Sedláček
[e-mail]

Martin Pospíšil
[e-mail]

Literature:

Tomas Sedlacek:  Economics of Good and Evil

The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street

 

Nelson, Robert H.: Economics as Religion

 

-Chapter 3: The Market Mechanism as a Religious Statement

 

-Chapter 4: Apostle of Scientific Management

 

-Chapter 7: Chicago Versus the Ten Commandments

 

-Chapter 10: God Bless the Market

 

Mini, Piero V.: Philosophy and Economics

 

-Chapter 1: Some Observations on Methodological Studies

 

-Chapter 8: The Meaning of Economics

 

1) The Epic of Gilgamesh: On Efficiency, Immortality and the Economy of Friendship

 

Epic of Gilgamesh

 

 

2)The Old Testament

 

Sombart, W.: The Jews and Modern Capitalism

 

-Chapter 1: Introductory (5)

 

-Chapter 5: The Foudations of the Modern State (7)

 

-Chapter 6: The Predominance of Commerce in Economic Life (38)

 

-Chapter 7: The Growth of a Capitalistic Point of View in Economic Life (28)

 

 

-The Old Testament

-Weber, M.:  Ancient Judaism

 

3) Ancient Philosophy and Economics

 

Ancient Economic Thought

 

-Chapter 5: Reflection of Ancient Economic Thought in Greek Poetry(60)

 

-Chapter 6: Greek Economic Thought: Initiator of the Mediterranean Tradition(20)

 

4)Christian Philosophy

 

Novak, M.: Three in One - Essays on Democratic Capitalism

 

-Chapter 17, How Christianity Changed Political Economy (10)

 

 

Novak, M.: The Catholic Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism

 

5) Komensky's Philosophy

 

 

 

6) Descartes the Mechanic

 

Mini, P.: Philosophy and Economics

 

-Chapter 2: The Epistemological Background

 

 

 

7) Bernard Mandeville

 

Mandeville, B.: The Fable of the Bees

 

http://www.xs4all.nl/~maartens/philosophy/mandeville/fable_of_bees.html

 

8) Adam Smith

 

Smith, A.: Theory of Moral Sentiments

 

Smith. A.: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

 

Mill, J. S.: Utilitarianism

 

Hume, D.: An Enquiry Concerning The Principles of Moral

 

9) Mathematics

 

Russell, B.: Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays

 

10) Destructive Creativity, Keynes

 

11) Homo Economicus

 

Becker, The Economic Approach

 

Sen, A.: On Ethics and Economics