Ekonómia dobra a zla - Po stopách ľudských otázok od Gilgameša po fi nančnú krízu – Sedláček Tomáš (2013)

SLOVAK EDITION WITH A FOREWORD BY VÁCLAV HAVEL The second, significantly expanded and deepened edition of the author's debut was published in 2011 by the prestigious Oxford University Press. Since then, the book has reached readers around the world. The Economy of Good and Evil has been translated into 14 languages (including Chinese and Korean) and has received acclaim from foreign critics (Financial Times, New York Times, Die Zeit, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) as well as in academic circles. In Germany and Switzerland, it became a bestseller immediately after its release. In 2012, it won the award for the best economic title at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. It has also been successfully adapted for theater for both Czech and foreign audiences (London, Helsinki, Luxembourg, Bucharest). The Economy of Good and Evil illustrates how vividly our ancestors thought about wealth, personal benefit, and social welfare. The author takes the reader on an adventurous journey to the roots of our civilization, using examples from the ancient Sumerians, Hebrews, classical thinkers, and the philosopher Descartes to illustrate how inspiring it is to observe the transformations of human inquiry from an economic perspective when placed in a broader context. In the author's rendition, economics is a beautiful humanitarian...