Then Athena Said

Kathleen Touchstone is an Assistant Professor at Troy University, Atlantic Region. She received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University and has published numerous articles in scholarly journals.

• Part 1 PrefaceChapter 2 1. The Basis for Objectivist EthicsChapter 3 2. ReproductivityChapter 4 3. Forced Unilateral Transfers and Retaliation in a State of NatureChapter 5 4. Decision-Making on a Desert IslandChapter 6 5. Decision-Making with Two PlayersChapter 7 6. The Primary Social Unit (PSU)Chapter 8 7. Rights: Positive and NegativeChapter 9 8. OwnershipChapter 10 9. Intellectual Property: Unilateral TransfersChapter 11 10. The Social ContractChapter 12 11. ValueChapter 13 12. Productivity and DestinyChapter 14 13. Replacement CapitalChapter 15 14. The Consumption-Saving DecisionChapter 16 15. Ethical Decision-MakingChapter 17 16. CharityChapter 18 17. Favors, Forgiveness, and EmotionsPart 19 SummaryPart 20 Appendix 1Part 21 Appendix 2Part 22 References

Touchstone's work wonderfully combines economic theory's focus on 'what is' with ethics' focus on what one 'should do...' Then Athena Said is a well-thought out, well written and well laidout original book. The context is logical and systematic in order, and throughout the book the prose is direct and clear.