Philosophy and Finance: A Love Story

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Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Finance in a Journey Toward Awareness, Interconnection, and Human Flourishing

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Philosophy and Finance is a timely and deeply personal exploration of two worlds too often kept apart. Drawing on the author’s journey from global capital markets to ancient philosophy, this book bridges ethics and economics, inner life and institutional systems. From Aristotle and the Stoics to modern impact investing and sustainable finance, it argues that capital is never neutral—it reflects the values of those who allocate it.True transformation, the author contends, begins within but must extend outward into the companies, markets, and economies we shape. Blending intellectual rigor with lived experience, this is not a technical manual but a reflective guide for professionals, investors, entrepreneurs, and changemakers seeking to align capital with conscience. In an age of acceleration and uncertainty, it offers a powerful reminder: finance guided by wisdom can become a force for human flourishing.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-04
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783032222176

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Paule Ansoleaga Abascal is a European finance executive with more than 20 years of experience in capital markets and asset management. Currently Managing Director Italy at Arcano Partners, she previously worked at Rothschild & Co in Milan and Bank of America in London. She serves on the board of the NGO Alice for Children and advises WeGlad, a social impact company. Her work explores how philosophy and inner transformation can help reconnect finance with responsibility and human flourishing.

1.1. A canvas for creation- 2. Philosophy’s useless, transformative beauty.- 1.3. The Eagle and the Wolf.- 1.4. The road of being or the road of having.- 1.5. The Story of Eliahu and Hakim.- 1.6. The Role of Inner Work in Reimagining Capitalism.- 1.7. Sustainable development: Beyond HOW, embracing WHY and WHO.- 1.8. My Humble Experience.- 1.9. Why I Am Writing This Book.- 1.10. Why Philosophy: Treating root causes, not just symptoms.- 1.11. Why Finance: Great power, great opportunity.- 1.12. Why Philosophy and Finance, Together.- 1.13. Thales of Miletus: First philosopher, and first financier.- 1.14. Diogenes, Alexander the Great, and the value of Values.- 2.1. Philosophy in modern times.- 2.2. Philosophy as a Way of Life.- 2.3. Pierre Hadot’s Spiritual Exercises.- 2.4. A Forever Festival.- 2.5. Virtue Ethics.- 2.6. Stoicism: A Path to Aeudaimonia.- 2.7. The First Cognitive Scientists in History: How the Stoics Mastered the Mind.- 2.8. The Spirit of the Painted Porch.- 2.9. Epictetus: the slave who taught the world freedom.- 2.10. From Ego to Eco: Oikeiôsis, Agape, and the Wisdom of Belonging.- 2.11 . Choosing a Philosophy of LifeBlock 3: Looking back on Economics and Finance.- 3.1. From Ethics to Equations: The Philosophical Roots of Economics.- 3.2. The Shadows of Consumerism: Plato’s Cave and the Illusions of Growth.- 3.3. Finance Through the Ages: Power, Progress, and Moral Dilemmas.- 3.4. Numbers, Fear, and the Price of Blindness: a Story of the Global Financial Crisis.- 3.5. From doing less harm to doing more good: The Evolution of Ethical Finance.- 3.6. Financial Heroes: People Who Redefined Wealth.- 4.1. A New Vision for the Future: Alma’s Ocean.- 4.2. A New Foundation for Systemic Change: Inner Work.- 4.3. A New Vision for Education: Paideia.- 4.4. A New Perspective on Progress: Da Vinci’s Systems Thinking.- 4.5. A New Vision for Economics: Alma’s Economy.- 4.6. A New Approach to Life: From the Hedonic Treadmill to Eudaemonia.- 4.7. A New Vision for Finance: Alma’s Financial System.- 4.8. A New Mindset for Transformation: Creative Courage.- 4.9. A New Kind of Entrepreneur: The Entrepreneurial Alma.- 4.10. A New Kind of Investor: The Financial Alma.- 4.11. A New Choice Before Us: The Future is Ours to Create.