{"product_id":"9781932236941","title":"Redeeming Economics: Rediscovering the Missing Element","description":"\u003cp\u003e“The scope of Mueller’s intellectual ambition in this book is truly astonishing, as is the scope of the research involved. . . . People should invest the time needed to read, absorb, and promote this important book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Groundbreaking.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mueller points out, the family is the fundamental productive unit. It produces a nation’s most valuable resource: human beings, hopefully socialized ones. . . . There is much hype about the conflict between economic and social conservatives. But if Mueller is right, the two visions are basically complementary. . . . His writing does suggest some of the weaknesses of modern conservatism. . . . Conservatives may need to outgrow Adam Smith and develop a newer, deeper understanding of economics, the family and justice.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Herald (Utah)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mueller opens discussion on essential topics for people of all faiths, political orientations , and worldviews and does so in ways that probe the limits of rational choice and foster interdisciplinary conversation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Economics is primed for a revolution, says respected economic forecaster John D. Mueller. To make this leap forward will require looking backward, for as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedeeming Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ereveals, the most important element of economic theory has been ignored for more than two centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the great Adam Smith tore down this pillar of economic thought, economic theory has had no way to account for a fundamental aspect of human experience: the social relationships that define us, the loves (and hates) that motivate and distinguish us as persons. In trying to reduce human behavior to mere exchanges, modern economists have lost sight of how these essential motivations are expressed: as \u003ci\u003egifts\u003c\/i\u003e (or their opposite, crimes). Mueller makes economics whole again, masterfully reapplying economic thought as articulated by Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrarian and compelling, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedeeming Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ecovers everything from unemployment, to inflation, to the economics of parenthood, to the greatest geopolitical challenge facing the United States, to flaws in the mega-bestseller \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e, to the author’s illuminating exchange with the controversial philosopher Peter Singer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISI Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033279119600,"sku":"9781932236941","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932236941_p0.jpg?v=1763638884","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932236941","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}