The philosophy of economics : an anthology / edited by Daniel M. Hausman.

Contributor(s):

Daniel M. Hausman, 1947-

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994.Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 469 páginas ; 24 cmISBN:

0521453119
9780521453110
052145929X (PBK)
9780521459297 (PBK)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330.01 20

LOC classification:

HB 71 P568 1994

Contents:

Part I. Classic discussions -- Part II. Positivism and economic methodology -- Part III. Economics, ideology, and ethics -- Part IV. Special methodological problems and perspectives -- Part V. New philosophical directions and questions.

Summary: The second edition of this anthology contains twenty-two pivotal inves tigations in the philosophy of economics. The editor has expanded and updated coverage of such key areas as ethics and economics and the rhetoric of economics. Daniel M. Hausman's revised introduction and section introductions situate the contributions in their historical and analytical contexts and help the reader achieve a more systematic over view of economic methodology. Recommended readings, which now follow the selections, enable readers to pursue the issues developed in each of the selections. The collection provides a comprehensive and organized introduction to economic methodology for students and pro fessionals in economics, philosophy, and the other social sciences, as well as for a more general audience. Daniel M. Hausman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a coeditor of the journal Economics and Philosophy, and his other recent works include The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics (1992) and Essays on Philosophy and Economic Methodology (1992).

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	HB 71 P568 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000071121

Previous ed.: 1984.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Classic discussions --
Part II. Positivism and economic methodology --
Part III. Economics, ideology, and ethics --
Part IV. Special methodological problems and perspectives --
Part V. New philosophical directions and questions.

The second edition of this anthology contains twenty-two pivotal inves tigations in the philosophy of economics. The editor has expanded and updated coverage of such key areas as ethics and economics and the rhetoric of economics. Daniel M. Hausman's revised introduction and section introductions situate the contributions in their historical and analytical contexts and help the reader achieve a more systematic over view of economic methodology. Recommended readings, which now follow the selections, enable readers to pursue the issues developed in each of the selections. The collection provides a comprehensive and organized introduction to economic methodology for students and pro fessionals in economics, philosophy, and the other social sciences, as well as for a more general audience.

Daniel M. Hausman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a coeditor of the journal Economics and Philosophy, and his other recent works include The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics (1992) and Essays on Philosophy and Economic Methodology (1992).

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