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The way we live, what we value and how we organize our societies are essentially interconnected. In this module we will engage with some of the most influential concepts that still shape our lives and underpin our political, social and economic systems. They include, e.g., the concepts of alienation or the ‘invisible hand’ as a market-regulating principle, and also how economics was originally seen as being determined by the common good. We will also examine arguments how capitalism became the dominant economic system and how the social and economic systems we live in may influence the way we think. Texts from key thinkers such as, e.g., Aristotle, Smith, Mill, Marx and Weber will be discussed and examined and whether their ideas can provide a basis for solutions for contemporary issues.
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VALUES THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD: PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY, AND ECONOMICS
