Keynes: Philosophy, Economics and Politics: The Philosophical Foundations of Keynes's Thought and Their Influence on His Economics and Politics

ISBN-13: 9781349070299 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 417 str.

R. M. O'Donnell

Opis

A systematic study contending that the distinctive theory of rationality found at the heart of Keynes' philosophy moulded his economic theorist policy-making, scientific methodology and politics. It aims to resolve his departure from Neoclassical economics to his radical "General Theory."

Spis treści

Preface - Abbreviations - Introduction - PART 1 KEYNES'S PHILOSOPHY - Some Philosophical Background - Theoretical Reason and Logic - Types of Probability and their Measurement - The Concept of the Weight of Argument - Epistemology - Practical Reason and Ethics - Philosophy after 1921 - PART 2 KEYNES'S ECONOMICS AND POLITICS - Philosophy and Economics: Some General Connections - Mathematics and Economics - Epistemology and Economics - The General Theory I: The Dye of Expectations - The General Theory II: Behaviour and Rationality - Political Philosophy 1 - Political Philosophy II - A Middle Way - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index