Hellenic Roots of Justice and Inequality and a Jewish Ideological Alternative in Economic Science / David Vázquez-Guzmán.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vázquez-Guzmán, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Philosophy.

Equality.

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

Social justice--Philosophy.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

This book explores the philosophical foundations of what we today understand as "justice". Here we understand the present tendency in the world to see everything as a class struggle, yet the lack of effectiveness of that view in social arrangements, and for that, a renewed Jewish perspective is offered instead. The book argues that the classical understanding of equality as justice is tainted by an anti-Semitic portrayal of richness, which is completely rejected here. From an economic methodology perspective, it discusses how our present Hellenic view of equality does not do much to help those in need, and proposes a new mechanism of poverty alleviation based on generalized responsibility to help vulnerable neighbors, such as orphans, widows, aliens, the elderly, the sick and the oppressed, then putting the ordinary citizen at the center of social responsibility.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Abstract

Acknowledgments

General Introduction

Part I

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Part II

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

References and Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Other Format:

Print version: Vázquez-Guzmán, David Hellenic Roots of Justice and Inequality and a Jewish Ideological Alternative in Economic Science

ISBN:

9781527509962

OCLC:

1381094981