Ching-Yao Hsieh, Meng-Hua Ye

Economics, Philosophy and Physics (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the relationship between ideas and methodological perspectives in economics to the fields of philosophy and the physical sciences. It is aimed at students of economics who want to learn about the philosophical underpinnings and scientific foundations of contemporary economic theory. The authors show how advances in scientific knowledge have had an impact on philosophy that in turn influenced the development of economic thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315489247
• Artikelnr.: 49352058

Autorenporträt

Ching-Yao Hsieh, Meng-Hua Ye

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Newtonian Physics
Philosophy
and Economics
Chapter 2 The Romantic Protest against the Newtonian Mechanistic World View
Chapter 3 Thermodynamics and the Newtonian World View
Chapter 4 Relativity
Philosophy
and Economics
Chapter 5 Quantum Mechanics
Philosophy
and Economics
Chapter 6 Chaos Theory
Philosophy
and Economics
Chapter 7 The Revolutions in Physics and the Future of Economics
Bibliography
Index