Moral Institutions

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) is a promising approach to understanding our complex world and addressing contemporary social issues. But what is it? In this book, Mario I. Juarez-Garcia, straightforwardly explains to beginners what PPE is and why it's so useful.

Autorentext

Mario I. Juarez-Garcia is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Political Economy at Tulane University, USA. His primary research focuses on issues related to political corruption and the administrative state. He has published articles in the Journal of Moral Philosophy, Southern Economic Journal, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, and Public Affairs Quarterly, among other specialized journals.

Inhalt

Introduction: What is Philosophy, Politics, & Economics (PPE)? Part I. In Search of Lost Morality 1. Did Morality Disappear? 2. Morality: Philosophical Approach 3. Morality: the PPE Approach 4. Institutions 5. When the World Is a Better Place Part II. Morality in Governments 6. Governments as Institutions 7. Do Governments Make the World a Better Place? 8. Analyzing the State of Nature 9. Hobbes's Mistake 10. Not All Governments Are Equal: Closed and Open Societies 11. The Foundations of Justice in Open Societies 12. The Rule of Law 13. The Right to Say No P**art III. Morality in Markets 14. Markets as Institutions 15. The Mechanics of Trade 16. The Division of Labor 17. Decentralized Division of Labor 18. Prices as Information 19. The Institutionalized Ethics of Markets 20. A Meaningful Life in Markets P**art IV. Moral Diversity in Open Societies 21. A New Environment 22. Market Problems 23. Property Law: An Endless Question 24. Market Tensions 25. Rethinking Justice in a Wealthier World 26. Diversity and its Enemies 27. Protecting Diversity 28. The incompleteness of justice in Open Societies P**art V. Open Challenges in Open Societies** 29. Challenge 1. Inequality and Poverty 30. Challenge 2. Polarization 31. Challenge 3. Borders 32. Challenge 4. Climate Change 33. Challenge 5. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work