Robertson Greed

Gut Feelings, Growth, and History
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7804-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

'Greed' is a visceral insult. It jabs below the belt, evokingguilty sensations of gluttony and lust. It taunts the rich andpowerful, penetrating the cover of modern ideologies andinstitutions. Today, old-fashioned accusations of greed drag thelarger-than-life corporate fat cats down to human bodilyproportions, accusing them of gain without genuine growth.
This lively new book is a wide-ranging inquiry into how greed worksin our lives and in the world at large. Western philosophy hasintellectualized human passions, explaining and justifying ourexpansive desires as 'rational self-interest'. However, anexamination of the visceral power of greed tells us something aboutthe apathy of modern theory. It shows us how confused we havebecome about the meanings of growth, creating false and morallyhazardous distinctions between biology on the one hand, and historyon the other. With greed as a guide, this book considers how theintegrity of these meanings may be restored.
This remarkable book will be of interest to anyone concerned aboutthe morality of economic behavior in the modern world. It will bean important text for students in the social sciences, especiallyin
anthropology, sociology, development studies, and businessstudies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robertson, A. F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Captions.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
2. What Do We mean By Greed?.
Part I: Denials and Apologies:.
3. Beastly Passions and Legitimate Desires.
4. Discipling Greed.
5. Scholars and Idiots.
Part II: How Greed Grows:.
6. Feeling and Meaning.
7. Growth and History.
Part III: Three Bio-Histories:.
8. The Gluttonous Peasant.
9. The Avaricious Pensioner.
10. The Venal Professional.
11. Corporate Greed.
References.
Tailpiece.

Über Autor(innen)

A. F. Robertson is Professor of Anthropology at the Universityof California, Santa Barbara.