This clearly written and engaging book brings together anthropology, psychology and economics to show how these three human science disciplines address fundamental questions related to the psychology of economic life in human societies - questions that matter for people from every society and every background. Based around vivid examples drawn from field research in China and T...(展开全部)

For the new college graduate who's not quite ready to join the ranks of the entry-level, here's a guide to help them "think outside the cubicle" as it presents a wide range of job and travel opportunities for the free-spirited twentysomething who yearns to create a long- or short-term adventure. By highlighting job opportunities appropriate for young people because of the time,...(展开全部)

John Rist surveys the history of ethics from Plato to the present and offers a vigorous defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism. In a wide-ranging discussion he examines well-known alternatives to Platonism, in particular Epicurus, Hobbes, Hume and Kant as well as contemporary 'practical reasoners', and argues that most post-Enlightenment the...(展开全部)

Textbook taking a logical approach to the study and instruction of economics, offering a rigorous college-level course, attempting to integrate disciplines associated with economics, such as business, finance and sociology, into the traditional instruction. Looks at both macroeconomics and microeconomics, another unique feature. Softcover.

Textbook taking a logical approach to the study and instruction of economics, offering a rigorous college-level course, attempting to integrate disciplines associated with economics, such as business, finance and sociology, into the traditional instruction. Looks at both macroeconomics and microeconomics, another unique feature. Softcover.

The connection between economics and ethics is as old as economics itself, and central to both disciplines. It is an issue that has recently attracted much interest from economists and philosophers. The connection is, in part, a result of the desire of economists to make policy prescriptions, which clearly require some normative criteria. More deeply, much economic theory is fo...(展开全部)

The connection between economics and ethics is as old as economics itself, and central to both disciplines. It is an issue that has recently attracted much interest from economists and philosophers. The connection is, in part, a result of the desire of economists to make policy prescriptions, which clearly require some normative criteria. More deeply, much economic theory is fo...(展开全部)

One of America's best-known philosophers offers a succinct, easy-to-follow guide for applying philosophical theory to real life. Disillusionment with psychology is leading more and more people to formal philosophy for clues about how to think about life. But most of us who try to grapple with concepts such as reality, truth, common sense, consciousness, and society lac...(展开全部)