Book Review of Michael Heumann, Contemporary Criticism of Growth from a Philosophy of Economics Perspective

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  • Dietrich Wagner Institute of Business Education and Educational Management of the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26034/fr.jehe.2024.5967

Keywords:

Economic growth, relativism, postmodernism, degrowth, materialism, subjectivism

Abstract

This is a book review of Dr. Michael Heumann, Contemporary Criticism of Growth from a Philosophy of Economics Perspective: Reconstructing economic growth dynamics as the self-perpetuation of decoupled Cartesian thought (German title: Zeitgenössische Wachstumskritik aus wirtschaftsphilosophischer Perspektive: Zur Rekonstruktion der Wachstumsdynamik als Verselbständigung cartesischen Denkens), Gloethics Theses Series No. 42, Geneva: Globethics Publications. https://doi.org/10.58863/20.500.12424/4296664

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Published

2024-07-19

How to Cite

Wagner, D. (2024). Book Review of Michael Heumann, Contemporary Criticism of Growth from a Philosophy of Economics Perspective. Journal of Ethics in Higher Education, (4), 245–252. https://doi.org/10.26034/fr.jehe.2024.5967

Issue

No. 4 (2024): Ethical, Regulative and Legislative Perspectives on Emerging Technologies and Education

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Book Reviews

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