History of economic thought

The history of economic thought is the study of the philosophies of the different thinkers and theories in the subjects that later became political economy and economics, from the ancient world to the present day. This field encompasses many disparate schools of economic thought. Ancient Greek writers such as the philosopher Aristotle examined ideas about the art of wealth acquisition, and questioned whether property is best left in private or public hands.

Extends: [History of economic thought](https://wikipedia.org.ai/History of economic thought), [Schools of economic thought](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Schools of economic thought), [Political economy](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Political economy), [History of science by discipline](https://wikipedia.org.ai/History of science by discipline)