Sourcebook in Late-Scholastic Monetary Theory: The Contributions of Martin de Azpilcueta, Luis de Molina, and Juan de Mariana (Studies in Ethics and Economics)
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739117505 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 398 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Stephen J. He is founding editor of Journal of Markets & Morality. Grabill is research scholar in theology at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Cambium embraces the development of banking practices and institutions in early modern Europe and, therefore, is much broader in scope than the simple practice of exchanging currency. Here, for the first time, the unabridged texts of Mart'n de Azpilcueta's Commentary on the Resolution of Money (1556), Luis de Molina's A Treatise on Money (1597), and Juan de Mariana's Treatise on the Alteration of Money (1609) are available in English translation with scholarly annotations. The Salamancans also serve as conduits of scholastic economic reflection to Adam Smith and the political economists of the seve
invaluable to historians of economic thought. But this collection should also attract readers who are looking for interesting alternatives to the sterile positivism that constrains and diminishes so much of present-day economic thought. Scholars are indebted to Stephen Grabill for rescuing the works of these important Late s from undeserved obscurity. (H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online)For each of the three texts, the Sourcebook efficiently accomplishes its goal of setting each authors' specific concerns in areas of moral theology and economics within full social and intellectual contexts. (H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online) . McClay, University of Oklahoma)Grabill roots his apology firmly enough in an overview of the scholastic tradition that non-specialists and general readers alikewill appreciate