A number of studies have been conducted in the recent past throwing light on Kautilya's contribution to economic policy much earlier than contributions from western scholars. In his treatise Arthashastra, Kautilya informs that his contribution was based on received knowledge and gives credit to...

According to Epictetus, mental freedom and happiness can be achieved by distinguishing between, on the one hand, things that are upon our con- trol (our acts, opinions and desires), and, on the other hand, things that are not upon our control (our body, property, offi ces and reputation), and by...

Currency debasement, defined as a loss of precious metal content (intrinsic value) of the circulating penny currencies over time, was a common feature in the monetary history of Europe, c. 1400–1900. Over the centuries the loss rate was sustained; between 1400 and 1900 A. D. the (south) German...

Nicolas Baudeau (1730-1792) was a theologian, historian and "economist-philosopher" of the second half of the eighteenth century. His name appears in manuals as a popularizer of the ideas of Quesnay and as the founder of the first journal of economics of the Physiocrats, but we are not familiar...

Die Begriffe Wohlfahrt und Wohlstand werden in ihrem dogmenhistorischen Entstehungskontext untersucht. Dabei wird zum einen der Schwerpunkt auf die von den Physiokraten, aber auch von John Stuart Mill, W. Stanley Jevons und sogar von deutschen Ordoliberalen thematisierten Wachstumsgrenzen gelegt...

Eine Betrachtung der moralphilosophisch begründeten Zins- und Wucherkritik früherer Jahrhunderte (bspw. von Aristoteles, Thomas von Aquin oder Martin Luther) aus heutiger Sicht bringt interessante Erkenntnisse zu Tage. So wird deutlich, dass die drei zentralen Kritikpunkte...

China’s rise drives a growing impact of China on economics. So far, this mainly works via theforce of example, but there is also an emerging role of Chinese thinking in economics. Thispaper raises the question how far Chinese perspectives can affect certain foundational principlesin economics,...

Die Beschäftigung mit der Wirtschaftsform "Produktivgenossenschaft" stellt in Deutschland immer wieder eine besondere Herausforderung dar. Die herrschende Meinung zu diesem Thema lautet: "Produktivgenossenschaften haben in der Vergangenheit nicht funktioniert, funktionieren derzeit nicht und...

China's rise drives a growing impact of China on economics. So far, this mainly works via the force of example, but there is also an emerging role of Chinese thinking in economics. This paper raises the question how far Chinese perspectives can affect certain foundational principles in...

Aristotle (384-322 BC) came to Athens to study under Plato (427-347 BC). He remained at Plato's Academy for twenty years. After Plato and Xenophon (434-355 BC), he is regarded as the third leading writer in the Socratic school. This paper is part of a long-term research programme on the ancient...