What is money, where does it come from, and why does it sometimes fail to make us better off? The banality of money makes it appear neutral with respect to political, religious, or moral values. Should we try to answer these questions in a value-neutral way, or does money shelter a value system hiding in plain sight?
Philip Goodchild is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham.
Waltraud Schelkle is Associate Professor of Political Economy at LSE.
Susan Steed (@sussteed) is co-founder of The Brixton Pound and Visiting Tutor at the New College for the Humanities.
Peter Dennis is Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow.
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