When Did Economists Stop Caring About Justice?

Episode 33 of the American Socrates podcast, hosted by Charles M. Rupert, titled "When Did Economists Stop Caring About Justice?" was published on October 1, 2025 and runs 26 minutes.

October 1, 2025 ·26m · American Socrates

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Send us Fan Mail Why did economics stop asking moral questions? In this episode of American Socrates, we uncover the forgotten roots of political economy—where ethics, power, and justice were central to understanding wealth. Learn how modern economics lost its soul, why GDP isn’t enough, and what thinkers like Amartya Sen and Friedrich Hayek can teach us about freedom, inequality, and the future of economic thinking. Keywords: political economy, moral economics, Amartya Sen, Friedrich Hayek, ...

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Why did economics stop asking moral questions? In this episode of American Socrates, we uncover the forgotten roots of political economy—where ethics, power, and justice were central to understanding wealth. Learn how modern economics lost its soul, why GDP isn’t enough, and what thinkers like Amartya Sen and Friedrich Hayek can teach us about freedom, inequality, and the future of economic thinking.

Keywords: political economy, moral economics, Amartya Sen, Friedrich Hayek, GDP, justice, economic history, philosophy of economics, capitalism critique, American Socrates podcast

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