Aristotle And Hamilton on Commerce And Statesmanship
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: June 12, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780826216397
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; Political economy; Politics/International Relations; Hamilton, Alexander,; Economics; Political Science; History - General History; Political aspects; Civilization; Economics - Theory; Government - State & Provincial; Political; 1757-1804; Aristotle
First sentence: Conventional opinion holds that Aristotle, like ancient philosophers generally, disparaged and largely ignored the subjects of commerce and economics in his works.
Description: "Examines Alexander Hamilton's political economy in relation to Aristotle's classical views of economics, as presented in his Politics, and finds shared support of commerce in pursuit of a regime's or democracy's wider goals"--Provided by publisher.