Kairological economics : an anthropocentric and creative theory of political economy and management / Nicolas Laos.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Laos, Nicolas K., 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Diplomacy.
• Cultural relations.
• International relations--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book at hand is based on a revolutionary truth which is often silenced or ignored: There is a dynamic continuity between the structure of the world and the structure of consciousness. Hence, man is the architect of his history, and political economy is part of the reality that is created by the human being. In ancient Greek mythology, Kairos was the god of opportunity and an inspiring symbol of the method by which man can utilize and restructure reality according to his intentionality. This is the keystone of Kairological Economics, a new theory of economics and management.

Contents:

• PREFACE; Chapter 1. The Philosophical Underpinnings Of Economic Analysis And Kairicity; The traditional epistemological schools; Contemporary epistemological debates; Kairos: beyond realism and idealism; A kairic approach to policy analysis; Chapter 2. Economic Laws; Chapter 3. Communication Among Conscious Beings And The Dynamics Of The Economic System; Chapter 4. Economic Assumptions; Chapter 5. Insufficient Economic Assumptions And The Problem Of Unemployment; 'Classical unemployment'; Laissez-faire capitalism; Keynesian economics; Monetarism; Protectionism
• Chapter 6. Insufficient Economic Assumptions And The Problem Of InflationChapter 7. The Difficulties Of Refutation: The Development Of Knowledge In Economics; cosmo; use; Chapter 8. Formal Methods Of Analysis In Economics; Chapter 9. Rationality And Economics: From Rationality To Kairicity; A genealogy of ratio; Rationality and the 'Homo Economicus' in modern economic thought; Beyond rational choice theory; Chapter 10. Efficient-Market Hypothesis, Behavioral Finance And Kairological Finance; The Efficient-Market Hypothesis; Behavioral finance; Kairological finance
• Chapter 11. Kairological Growth TheoryChapter 12. Kairicity, Distributive Justice And The Ethical Content Of Economics; Jeremy Bentham's utilitarianism; John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments; Immanuel Kant's moral rationalism; The need for a kairological morality; Contemporary moral debates in the academic discipline of Economics; Chapter 13. Kairology As A Research Program For Personal And Social Autonomy; Chapter 14. Kairicity And Network Society; Chapter 15. Institutions And Economic Activity; Chapter 16. The Eurozone, Totemism And Democratic Deficit
• footnote38footnote43; footnote49; footnote52; Chapter 17. Philosophy Of History And Comparative Economics; Chapter 18. The Democratic Microstructures And Macrostructures Of Kairological Economics; Democratic microstructures; Democratic macrostructures; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87586-953-X

OCLC:

820787758