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A detailed analysis of oikonomia, an underexplored branch of knowledge in ancient Greek philosophy. In this book, Étienne Helmer offers a comprehensive analysis of oikonomia in ancient Greek philosophy. Despite its similarity to the word “economy,” for the ancients, oikonomia named a branch of knowledge—the science of management—that was aimed at studying the practices we engage in to satisfy our needs. This began with the domestic sphere, but it radiated outward from the oikos (house) to encompass broader issues in the polis (city) as well. Helmer explores topics such as gender roles and marriage, property and the household, the acquisition and preservation of material goods, and how Greek philosophers addressed the issue of slavery in the ancient world. Even if we are not likely to share many of ancient thinkers’ beliefs today, Helmer shows that there was once a way of thinking of “economic life” that went beyond the mere accumulation of wealth, representing a key point of departure for understanding how to inhabit the world with others.

Economics --- Philosophy. --- Aristotle, ancient Greek philosophy, economics, household management, instrumental rationality, oikonomia, oikos, Philodemus of Gadara, Xenophon. --- E-books

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Home economics --- Home economics. --- Domestic economy --- Domestic science --- Family and consumer sciences --- Household management --- Household science --- Family life education --- Home --- Consumer education --- Formulas, recipes, etc. --- Households --- Industries

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Home economics. --- Domestic economy --- Domestic science --- Family and consumer sciences --- Household management --- Household science --- Family life education --- Home --- Consumer education --- Formulas, recipes, etc. --- Households

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Jane Ellen Panton (1847-1923) was the second daughter of the artist William Powell Frith, and a journalist and author on domestic issues. First published in 1887, this is the revised 1893 edition of her guide for young married couples on how to set up their first home. In it she draws on twenty-three years' experience of living in London to advise on everything from choosing a house and internal decoration to budgeting effectively and entertaining friends. Updated extensively, the book contains a thorough index, a selection of illustrations, and new information on many of the topics discussed. The author devotes each chapter to a different part of the house, and concludes by advising her readers to let 'love, beauty, carefulness and economy' rule their lives. Providing revealing insight into domestic middle-class life in late nineteenth-century England, this book remains of interest to historians and sociologists.

Home economics. --- Domestic economy --- Domestic science --- Family and consumer sciences --- Household management --- Household science --- Family life education --- Home --- Consumer education --- Formulas, recipes, etc. --- Households

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Home economics --- Économie domestique --- Home economics. --- Domestic economy --- Domestic science --- Family and consumer sciences --- Household management --- Household science --- Family life education --- Home --- Consumer education --- Formulas, recipes, etc. --- Households --- Housekeeping --- Social Sciences --- General and Others --- Sociology