AUT: economic philosophy (fwd)

[J Poxon <poxon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Judith Poxon
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 11:36:17 -0600
From: Cal Schindel <cal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: spoons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: economic philosophy

Dear Mr. Palmer, Mr. Fletcher, and (spoons?),

I believe economic philosophy and the design of the money system have more
to do with peoples behavior toward each other than any moral philosophy. On
a freedom discussion list which includes as a relevant topic "alternative
currency" and on the Hours list which discusses the nuts and bolts of
running an Ithaca Hours community currency system any question which rouses
the subject of establishing value is certain to turn into a protracted and
heated discussion. My readings of Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian
economists tell me they try to proceed from a value neutral position which I
consider also faulty. So, I am turning to people who study philosophy and I
am posing these questions: "How do you establish value without economic
terms?" and "Could you create a chart that contains all values?" and finally
now, "Can you relate these values to economics - or perhaps - How do you
return morality to economics?"

Should any of you post these questions to philosophy lists you may be
running, would you encourge the replies to be cc'd to <cal@xxxxxxxxxxx> ?
Thank you.




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