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The first work to seriously and successfully bridge twentieth century economics and philosophy. Subroto Roy draws these two disciplines together and examines the intellectual roots of economics.

Title Philosophy of economics : on the scope of reason in economic inquiry / Subroto Roy.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher London
New York : Routledge
Creation Date 1991
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-228) and index.
English
Content Book Cover
Title
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Hume and the Economists
Understanding the Consensus
Difficulties with Moral Scepticism
Objectivity and Freedom
Expertise and Democracy
An Example from Microeconomics
A Dialogue in Macroeconomics
Mathematical Economics and Reality
Remarks on the Foundations of Welfare Economics
Envoy
Notes and References
Select Bibliography
Index
Series International library of philosophy
Extent 1 online resource (248 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010700029105171
MARC RECORDS
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