# What Critique of Classical Political Economy means in Unto This Last

> Ruskin systematically attacks the foundations of classical political economy, arguing that it falsely treats humans as mere 'covetous machines' and ignores the essential role of moral and social affections in economic life.

## Explanation

Ruskin systematically attacks the foundations of classical political economy, arguing that it falsely treats humans as mere 'covetous machines' and ignores the essential role of moral and social affections in economic life.

Ruskin directly challenges the foundational principles of classical economics, arguing they ignore moral and human dimensions.

Ruskin attacks political economy for ignoring social affections and treating humans as 'covetous machines.'

Ruskin directly challenges the principle 'Buy in the cheapest market and sell in the dearest' as an available principle of national economy, arguing it ignores moral sources.

Ruskin denounces the common doctrines of political economy as disgraceful to human intellect, arguing they systematically disobey the first principles of the nation's professed religion.

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