Leonidas Zelmanovitz’s The Ontology and Function of Money is divided into four sections (with a fifth for appendices), each dealing with a separate philosophical aspect of money. The first section is titled ‘Metaphysics’ and explores key concepts concerning money’s origin and social role. The first chapter considers how money arises. The Ontology and Function of Money is a terrific source for scholars wishing to delve more deeply into the history of the philosophy of money and to consider how influential philosophies may be shaping present-day monetary institutions, including central banks and their increasingly esoteric policies. Leonidas Zelmanovitz, The Ontology and Function of Money: The Philosophical Fundamentals of Monetary Institutions Alexander William Salter 1 The Review of Austrian Economics volume 30 , pages 397 – 400 ( 2017 ) Cite this article. The Ontology and Function of Money is a terrific source for scholars wishing to delve more deeply into the history of the philosophy of money and to consider how influential philosophies may be shaping present-day monetary institutions, including central banks and their increasingly esoteric policies. The book is a rarity because there Ontology and Function of Money book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. The central thesis of the book is that in order to evaluate. In the same way that I am convinced that a better understanding of the philosophical fundamentals of money may help us to come to more adequate monetary arrangements, I am convinced that a clear. Recorded during the Authors Forum at the 2016 Austrian Economics Research Conference, Leonidas Zelmanovitz (Liberty Fund), discusses his recent book, The Ontology and Function of Money: The Philosophical Fundamentals of Monetary Institutions (Lexington Books, 2015).
Ontology function money philosophical fundamentals. Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 19, no. 2 (Summer 2016)This ambitious new book on the foundations of money and monetary institutions, based on the the author s Ph.D. Review of The Ontology and Function of Money: The Philosophical Fundamentals of Monetary Institutions Mises Institute. The Ontology and Function of Money: The Philosophical Fundamentals of Monetary Institutions. Leonidas Zelmanovitz. Lexington Books (2015) Abstract This book examines the characteristics of monetary institutions and the ways in which a clear understanding of money, and a sense of what we can know about money, can improve our comprehension on monetary policy. It establishes a link between.