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The House is in a State : Christian Wolff's Oeconomica in the context of public welfare / Antonia Karaisl von Karais.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Maecenata Schriften ; 19Publisher: München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (X, 219 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110713923
  • 9783110714197
  • 9783110714098
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 193 23
LOC classification:
  • B2727 .K37 2021
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The hallmarks of Wolffian philosophy -- 3 A contextual reading of the Oeconomica methodo scientifica pertractata -- 4 Oeconomica, natural law and social welfare in the absolutist state -- 5 Michael Hanov’s completion of the Wolffian system -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography
Summary: The book focuses on methodology, argument and context of 18th century philosopher Christian Wolff’s last book, the Oeconomica. This work, a rationalist guide to household morality, is discussed in conjunction with Wolff's natural law-based welfare state theory. A case study at a cross-section of philosophy, political science and history, it dissects the ideological conflation of private and public interest in the absolutist state.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The hallmarks of Wolffian philosophy -- 3 A contextual reading of the Oeconomica methodo scientifica pertractata -- 4 Oeconomica, natural law and social welfare in the absolutist state -- 5 Michael Hanov’s completion of the Wolffian system -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography

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The book focuses on methodology, argument and context of 18th century philosopher Christian Wolff’s last book, the Oeconomica. This work, a rationalist guide to household morality, is discussed in conjunction with Wolff's natural law-based welfare state theory. A case study at a cross-section of philosophy, political science and history, it dissects the ideological conflation of private and public interest in the absolutist state.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)