Are Markets Moral?

Marc Notes: Presentations from the symposium Markets and morals that took place over four sessions in London on 23 May 2013.; Includes bibliographical references. Biographical Note: Edward Skidelsky is a Lecturer in the Philosophy Department of the University of Exeter, UK. He contributes regularly to the "New Statesman," "Spectator" and "Prospect." His previous books include How Much is Enough? and Ernst Cassirer: The Last Philosopher of Culture. Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick, UK. His three-volume biography of the economist John Maynard Keynes (1983, 1992, 2000) received numerous prizes, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize for International Relations. He is the author of many books including The World After Communism (1995) and is the co-author of How Much Is Enough? He was made a life peer in 1991, and was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1994. He is chairman of the Governors of Brighton College. Table of Contents: IntroductionSession 1 - Restraining Insatiability; Robert Skidelsky, Perry Anderson and Robert FrankSession 2 - Equality and Corruption; Steven Lukes and Glen NeweySession 3 - The Moral Limits of Markets; Edward Skidelsky and John MilbankSession 4 - The Meaning of Money; Felix Martin, Geoffrey Hosking and David Graeber

Contributor Bio:  Skidelsky, Edward Edward Skidelsky is lecturer in philosophy at the University of Exeter, and a regular contributor to the British national press, including "Prospect," the "Daily Telegraph," and the N"ew Statesman."Contributor Bio:  Skidelsky, Robert Robert Skidelsky is professor of political economy at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. In addition to his works on Keynes, he is the author of "The World After Communism, Politicians and the Slump," and "Oswald Mosley,"