Economics as moral science / Bernard Hodgson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodgson, Bernard, 1946-

Series:

Studies in economic ethics and philosophy 1431-8822

Studies in economic ethics and philosophy, 1431-8822

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

xiv, 380 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2001]

Summary:

Economics as Moral Science investigates the problem of the ethical neutrality of "mainstream" economic theory within the context of the methodology of economics as a science. Against the conventional wisdom, the author argues that there are serious moral presuppositions to the theory, but that economics could still count as a scientific or rational form of inquiry. The basic questions addressed - the ethical implications of economics, its status as a scientific mode of theory-construction, and the "relation" between these factors - are absolutely fundamental ones for an understanding of contemporary economics, the philosophy of the human sciences, and our current market culture. Moreover, the study provides a thorough philosophical analysis of the critical issues at stake "from the inside", from the credible perspective of a particular, but foundational economic theory - the neoclassical theory of rational choice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-373) and index.

ISBN:

3540410627

OCLC:

45015655