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Money and Thoughtlessness

A Genealogy and Defense of the Traditional Suspicions of Money and Merchants

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  • 248 stron
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The book explores the historical suspicion towards money and merchants, tracing its roots through the Axial Age and its evolution in Greek, Confucian, and Christian traditions, extending into the Middle Ages. It examines how these cultures grappled with the implications of money, particularly in relation to purity and moral concerns. Utilizing Hanna Arendt's insights, the author critiques modernity's shift towards thoughtless cognition driven by abstract systems and neoliberalism, highlighting the tension between productivity and moral questioning in contemporary society.

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Money and Thoughtlessness, Justin Pack

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2024
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Tytuł
Money and Thoughtlessness
Podtytuł
A Genealogy and Defense of the Traditional Suspicions of Money and Merchants
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2024
Oprawa
miękka
Liczba stron
248
ISBN13
9783031222634
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Opis
The book explores the historical suspicion towards money and merchants, tracing its roots through the Axial Age and its evolution in Greek, Confucian, and Christian traditions, extending into the Middle Ages. It examines how these cultures grappled with the implications of money, particularly in relation to purity and moral concerns. Utilizing Hanna Arendt's insights, the author critiques modernity's shift towards thoughtless cognition driven by abstract systems and neoliberalism, highlighting the tension between productivity and moral questioning in contemporary society.