How do we humanize economics? Are formal & final causes necessary for economics?
Plenary panel from the 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, March 12, 2026. Featuring presentations by Michael Thomas, Steven Miller, Paul Mueller, and Diana Thomas. Panel sponsored by the Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry at Creighton University, https://www.creighton.edu/menard-center-for-economic-inquiry
Michael Thomas, Introduction
Steven Miller, Catholic Social Teaching and Comparative Economic Systems: On Free Enterprise and the Common Good
Paul Mueller, Philosophical Versus Technical Economies
Diana Thomas, Dignity Relies on Providence
Michael Thomas, Closing Remarks, Humanomics: Is it a Complement or Substitute?
0:00 Episode Intro
1:16 Michael Thomas, Panel Intro
6:47 Steven Miller
23:36 Paul Mueller
39:23 Diana Thomas
53:39 Michael Thomas, Closing Remarks
1:03:58 Q & A
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