Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in the philosophy of economics, with an array of different methodological stances trying to establish the primacy of their intellectual positions. Two of these in particular have undermined the hegemony once enjoyed by the positivist philosophies of Khun and Popper. The first is represented by rhetoric as expounded in the works of McCloskey, Klamer and others.

This set collects together the most significant economic writings produced in nineteenth-century Ireland. It includes material by leading writers such as Cairnes, Whately and Torrens and also by more obscure figures who nonetheless made original contributions of great interest. Whilst much of this material lies within the mainstream of British political economy, other material represents a critique of this orthodoxy.
The volumes are organized thematically and feature material from virtually all major fields of economics including monetary economics, labour economics and international...

This six-volume set contains virtually all of the published work of Cairnes; it brings together all of his major works and almost all his uncollected articles, pamphlets and published letters. It should be a useful resource for those studying the man himself, the tradition of Classical economy, and Irish intellectual history in the 19th century.