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The Morality of Money

An Exploration in Analytic Philosophy

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Adrian Walsh

    1. University of New England, Australia

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  2. Tony Lynch

    1. University of New England, Australia

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 1-18

  3. Money, Commerce and Moral Theory

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 19-64

  4. The Profit-Motive and Morality

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 65-90

  5. Usury and the Ethics of Interest-Taking

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 91-118

  6. The Morality of Pricing: Just Prices and Moral Traders

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 119-144

  7. Money, Commodification and the Corrosion of Value: An Examination of the Sacred and Intrinsic Value

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 145-166

  8. Money-Measurement as the Moral Problem

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 167-187

  9. The Charge of ‘Economic Moralism’: Might the Invisible Hand Eliminate the Need for a Morality of Money?

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 188-205

  10. Epilogue

    • Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch
    Pages 206-207

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 206-255
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The morality of sex, violence and money is at the centre of much human life. While the first two have been subject to intensive historical and philosophical investigation, the latter has largely been neglected. The authors provide the first comprehensive introduction to the morality of money.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of New England, Australia

    Adrian Walsh, Tony Lynch

About the authors

ADRIAN WALSH is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of New England, Australia, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.

TONY LYNCH is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of New England, Australia.

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