Alexander X. Douglas

The Philosophy of Debt (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

I owe you a dinner invitation, you owe ten years on your mortgage, and the government owes billions. We speak confidently about these cases of debt, but is that concept clear in its meaning? This book aims to clarify the concept of debt so we can find better answers to important moral and political questions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317398868
• Artikelnr.: 44169922

Autorenporträt

Alexander X. Douglas is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Section One: Language 1. 'Debt' as Equivocal 2. Debitum 3. Debt and Sin 4.
Debt vs. Duty, I 5. Debt vs. Duty, II 6. Owing and Owning 7. Creditum, I 8.
Creditum, II Section Two : History 9. What is the Institution of Debt? 10.
Ancient Usury 11. Productive and Extractive Usury 12. The Defence of Usury
13. Forced Debts 14. The Taming of Debt 15. Usury and Abusury Section Three
: Money 16. What is Money? 17. The Trick behind Money 18. The Origins of
Money 19. Debunking the Myth of Barter 20. Money as Debt 21. Chartalism and
Fiat Money 22. Government IOUs and Taxes 23. Bank Deposits and 'Inside
Money' 24. Monetary Operations and the Dominance of Bank IOUs 25. Fixed and
Floating Exchange Rates Section Four : Political Economy 26. The Monetary
Theory of Production 27. Debt, Trust, and Production 28. Debt Deflation and
Accidental Abusury 29. Government Deficits30. Inflation, I31. Inflation, II
32. What Any Housewife Knows33. Lazy Thinking and A New Proposal Section
Five: Notes and Replies to Objections 34. A Note on the 'Labour Market' and
Immigration 35. A Note on the Foreign Trade Balance 36. A Note on Marxism
and the Falling Rate of Profit Conclusion