R M O'Donnell

Keynes: Philosophy, Economics and Politics

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

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Produktbeschreibung

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".

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-36286-0
• 1989
• Seitenzahl: 417
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780333362860
• ISBN-10: 0333362861
• Artikelnr.: 42431599

Inhaltsangabe

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