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The Origins of Neoliberalism: Modeling the Economy from Jesus to Foucault - Softcover

Leshem, Dotan

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9780231177771: The Origins of Neoliberalism: Modeling the Economy from Jesus to Foucault
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ISBN 10: 0231177771 ISBN 13: 9780231177771
Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Dotan Leshem recasts the history of the West from an economic perspective, bringing politics, philosophy, and the economy closer together and revealing the significant role of Christian theology in shaping economic and political thought. He begins with early Christian treatment of economic knowledge and the effect of this interaction on ancient politics and philosophy. He then follows the secularization of the economy in liberal and neoliberal theory.

Leshem draws on Hannah Arendt's history of politics and Michel Foucault's genealogy of economy and philosophy. He consults exegetical and apologetic tracts, homilies and eulogies, manuals and correspondence, and Church canons and creeds to trace the influence of the economy on Christian orthodoxy. Only by relocating the origins of modernity in Late Antiquity, Leshem argues, can we confront the full effect of the neoliberal marketized economy on contemporary societies. Then, he proposes, a new political philosophy that re-secularizes the economy will take shape and transform the human condition.

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About the Author

Dotan Leshem is senior lecturer in the department of government and political theory at the School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0231177771
ISBN 13 
9780231177771
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
248
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  • 3.36 out of 5 stars
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