Economics, Ethics And Economic Ethics

This thesis is about historical research of economic ethics. According to the different stages of human society, it trys to conclude what economic ethics is through the ages. Through the analysis of historical conditions, I devide economic ethics through the ages into three stages. Firstly, in ancient agricultural customary society, economic life was united in state political life. So economic ethics was just statements of political ethics. Secondly, in modern enlightment society, in one hand, merchandise economy was strengthened gradually as a independent power, in the other hand, humanity awaken and nation country thrived. Evonomic ethics represented the complicated relationship among economics, nation country and social morality. Finally, in modern capitalistic society, marketing economics was freed from the tie of politics and morality and developed rapidly. Economic ethics showed deeply departure and combination of marketing economics and require of morality.