Philosophy of money
Draw ONLY on chapter 5 from Felix Martin’s Money: The Unauthorized Biography. Write a
response conforming to the instructions included in the assignment. The total response should be not less than
5 pages long, and not more than 6 pages long. Citations and paraphrases that you include in your answer
should be followed simply by the name Martin and then the page number from the part of the text that you are
relying on – the name and number to be included in parentheses at the end of your quotation or paraphrase.
The assignment should be double-spaced, and the font size should be 12. There should be no extra spacing
between paragraphs. Put your name at the top right-hand corner of the first page of the assignment, as well as
the course number (Philosophy 2264G), and the title: Assignment 2.
The assignment MUST be uploaded to OWL (in Word) by 11:55 PM on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Assignment:
Write an essay in which you answer the following questions:
What is a seigniorage? Describe two forms that it might take. Why might it be reasonable to think that
seigniorage is wrong. Identify the famous late medieval philosopher who argued against seigniorage, and
describe the political position that he adopted in connection with it. Why is seigniorage no longer a problem?