[eBook] [PDF] For The Philosophy of Money and Finance 1st Edition By Joakim Sandberg, Lisa Warenski

[eBook] [PDF] For The Philosophy of Money and Finance 1st Edition By Joakim Sandberg, Lisa Warenski

Most people use money almost every day, and financial assets have become so important to modern life that they determine our fate both as individuals and as societies. Yet we seldom stop to think about what all of this means, how it works, and how it ought to work. How can a small piece of paper in your wallet have value? How can so much power be vested in the numbers that roll across bankers’ computer screens? What role should financial assets and financial institutions play in our lives and in society?

The philosophy of money and finance inquires into these types of questions, and takes a look ‘under the hood’ of money and finance, to address issues concerning the nature of money and the normative foundations of financial systems. Although philosophical theorizing about money and finance dates back to antiquity, the topic has only recently emerged as a central research focus. Economic globalization, technological innovation, the events of the 2008 financial crisis, and the Covid pandemic, have brought new urgency to a broad array of questions in this field.