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Money: Money in economics is anything that is generally accepted as a medium of exchange. It is used to buy and sell goods and services, and to store value. See also Markets, Economy._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Thomas Aquinas on Money - Dictionary of Arguments
Mause I 29 Money/interest/Thomas Aquinas: the main function of money is that of the measure of value, which is why monetary stability is very important. Thomas represents a nominalistic view of money: money is a mere sign and the metal content may be arbitrarily determined by the government. >Interest rates, >Governance/Thomas, >Signs, >Nominalism, >Value theory._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Mause I Karsten Mause Christian Müller Klaus Schubert, Politik und Wirtschaft: Ein integratives Kompendium Wiesbaden 2018 |