Edward Hadas

This book offers fascinating and original insights into the burning economic questions of our time. When is enough too much? What is the purpose of work? How can it be that, in a time of unprecedented plenty, some people continue to suffer terrible deprivation? What is the fundamental nature of man viewed from the economic perspective? Hadas, who is a trained economist as well as a philosopher, sets out to examine all these questions. He uses the basic tenets of Christianity to challenge the 'greed is good' philosophy of classical economists, and offers a refreshing alternative based on a view of mankind as flawed but fundamentally seeking the good not only of himself, but of the other. I found the book extrememly interesting (and I'm not an economist!) and would recommend it to anyone who cares about the above questions.… (mais)