Edward Skidelsky: 2 books
Ernst Cassirer
The Last Philosopher of Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
This is the first English-language intellectual biography of the German-Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945), a leading figure on the Weimar intellectual scene and one of the last and finest representatives of the liberal-idealist tradition. Edward Skidelsky traces the development of Cassirer's...
How Much is Enough?
Money and the Good Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
A provocative and timely call for a moral approach to economics, drawing on philosophers, political theorists, writers, and economists from Aristotle to Marx to Keynes.
What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such long hours merely to acquire greater...