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Kapitalismus, Märkte und Moral

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Ausgehend von den gegenwärtigen Forderungen nach einer "moralischen Ökonomie", beleuchtet Ute Frevert das schwierige Verhältnis von Kapitalismus und Moral und die Frage, ob grundsätzlich und unterschiedslos alle Waren und Beziehungen dem kapitalistischen Marktmodell eingepreist werden sollten. Diese ist in der gegenwärtigen Debatte um gemeine Güter wie Wasser oder Dienstleistungen, wie Sterbehilfe oder Prostitution aktueller denn je. Spannend ist auch Freverts Darstellung der Erwartungen an Fairness, Gerechtigkeit, Solidarität all jener, die als Produzenten oder Konsumenten an den heutigen globalisierten Märkten teilnehmen. Welche Konsequenzen haben diese Erwartungen? Können sie die Märkte verändern? Und wie haben sich Moral und ökonomische Praxis in der Moderne entwickelt?

152 pages, Paperback

First published June 3, 2019

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Ute Frevert

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German historian. She is a specialist in modern and contemporary German history, as well as social and gender history. In January 2008, she was appointed managing director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and director of the Institute's Center for History of Emotions in Berlin.

Frevert worked at several research institutions. She held research fellowships at Berlin Institute for Advanced Study from 1989–1990 and 2004–2005 and at Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University from 2000–2001. She was professor for modern history at Free University of Berlin in 1991–1992 and at the University of Konstanz from 1992–1997. After being appointed professor for general history at the University of Bielefeld, she proceeded to hold a professorship for German history at Yale University. Since the winter semester 2008/2009 she is an honorary professor at the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut at Free University of Berlin.

Frevert was a visiting professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1997, at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in 2002 at the Institute for Human Sciences in 2003 as well as the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme.

Her research has focused on social and cultural history, evaluating gender relations, and the impact of policies, like military conscription and customs like dueling have impacted the human experience.

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April 27, 2020
If there wasn't the name Ute Frevert on the cover, I might be less disappointed now. This essay is not really bad, but I expected much more in depth analysis from such an important historian. But what you get is more like a brief introduction into the history of the different fields of debate surrounding capitalism. Suitable as an introduction to the matter, but unfortunately not more than that.
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June 20, 2023
Fand das Buch ganz gut für zwischendurch. Man hat auf jeden Fall einen kleinen Überblick bekommen und für jemanden, wie mich, der sich sonst nie mit solchen Themen auseinandersetzt, war es ganz interessant. Spannend war auch die geschichtliche Entwicklung bis zur heutigen Zeit und regt auch sehr zum Nachdenken an bzgl. Konsumverhalten.
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