Dotan Leshem

The Origins of Neoliberalism

Modeling the Economy from Jesus to Foucault

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Produktbeschreibung

Dotan Leshem recasts the history of the West from an economic perspective, bringing politics, philosophy, and the economy closer together and revealing the significant role of Christian theology in shaping economic and political thought. He begins with early Christian treatment of economic knowledge and the effect of this interaction on ancient politics and philosophy. He then follows the secularization of the economy in liberal and neoliberal theory. Leshem draws on Hannah Arendt's history of politics and Michel Foucault's genealogy of economy and philosophy. He consults exegetical and apologetic tracts, homilies and eulogies, manuals and correspondence, and Church canons and creeds to trace the influence of the economy on Christian orthodoxy. Only by relocating the origins of modernity in Late Antiquity, Leshem argues, can we confront the full effect of the neoliberal marketized economy on contemporary societies. Then, he proposes, a new political philosophy that re-secularizesthe economy will take shape and transform the human condition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 183mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780231177771
• ISBN-10: 0231177771
• Artikelnr.: 47217356

Rezensionen

"Dotan Leshem's important book makes a very powerful and original contribution to an increasingly significant discussion across different disciplines. Its consistency, erudition, and relevance for contemporary research into the 'theological' genealogy of economy and government is impressive indeed." Étienne Balibar, author of Violence and Civility: On the Limits of Political Philosophy