Calculation and Morality
Author | : Caroline Oudin-Bastide |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190856854 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190856858 |
Rating | : 4/5 (858 Downloads) |
Download or read book Calculation and Morality written by Caroline Oudin-Bastide and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies how, from the last third of the 18th century to 1848, comparative costs of slave and free labor played a key role in the French debate over the abolition of slavery. The book thus offers an original view upon the connection between economic calculation and morality.