Words, Objects and Events in Economics : : The Making of Economic Theory.
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| Superior document: | Virtues and Economics Series ; v.6 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020. {copy}2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Virtues and Economics Series
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Table of Contents:
- Words, Objects and Events in Economics
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Made with Words
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 The Objects of Nature and the Objects of Thought
- 1.3 What Is Intentionality?
- 1.4 Is This Just a Question of Complexity?
- 1.5 Do Economic Objects Exist?
- References
- Chapter 2: An Essay on Humble Economics
- 2.1 Introductory Remarks
- 2.2 Disentangling the Idea of a Humble Science
- 2.3 Classical Economics as a Humble Science
- 2.4 Metaphysics of Economic Systems
- 2.5 D. Colander's Plea for Creating Humble Economists
- 2.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: What Is Economics for?
- 3.1 The Philosophy of Social Science and Pragmatism
- References
- Chapter 4: Should Economics Make a Pragmatic Turn? John Dewey, Karl Polanyi, and Critique of Economic Naturalism
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Our Problematic Situation: Mainstream Economics and the Legacy of Naturalism
- 4.3 Overcoming the Limits of Rational Choice: Pragmatism and Institutionalism
- 4.4 Embedded Markets and the Importance of Institutions
- 4.5 Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 5: Moral Economics - A Theoretical Basis for Building the Next Economic System
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.1.1 Outline and Method
- 5.1.2 Baseline Assumptions
- 5.1.3 The Approach
- 5.2 Conceptual History and Ideological Context
- 5.2.1 A Brief History of the Moral Economic Concept
- 5.2.2 Ideological Context and Positioning
- 5.3 Adam Smith Revisited
- 5.3.1 The Moral Structure of Society
- 5.3.2 The Durability of a Bottom-Up Economic System
- 5.3.3 Wrong at Its Roots - What the Broader System Is Actually Built Upon
- 5.4 Mechanisms and Structures
- 5.4.1 Homo moralis and Rational Selflessness
- 5.4.2 The Sharing Multiplier
- 5.4.3 The Basic Equation
- 5.4.4 The Moral Economic Measurement of Inequalities.
- 5.5 Tools and Solutions
- 5.5.1 Robotization and Universal Basic Income
- 5.5.2 Blockchain in the Moral Economy
- 5.5.3 Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Minds
- 5.6 Outlook (Into Space)
- 5.7 Conclusion
- References
- Online Sources
- Databases
- Other Sources
- Chapter 6: How (Not) to Connect Ethics and Economics: Epistemological and Metaethical Problems for the Perfectly Competitive Market
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Heath's Market Failures Approach
- 6.3 A Metaethical Objection to Deriving Moral Obligations from the Model of the Perfectly Competitive Market
- 6.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: Research Ethics in Economics: What If Economists and Their Subjects Are Not Rational?
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Primum Non Nocere
- 7.3 Post-factual Economics
- 7.4 The "New" Dichotomy
- 7.5 Looking Forward
- References
- Chapter 8: Economic Choice Revisited: Lessons from Pre-modern Thinkers
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Neoclassical Account of Economic Agency
- 8.2.1 Economic Agent - 'Not Human But Important'
- 8.2.2 The Peculiar Concept of Preferences
- 8.3 Pre-modern Economic Thought: Self-Development and Practical Reason
- 8.3.1 Practical Wisdom in Aristotle
- 8.3.2 Aquinas and the Scholastics: The economic Realm as Space for Personal Development
- 8.3.3 Moral Maturation in Adam Smith
- 8.4 Towards a Better Explanation of Choice
- 8.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: Between Individual and Collective Rationality
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 The Problem of Irreducibility of Collective Rationality to Individual Rationality
- 9.3 The Bounded Rationality Versus the Variety of Human Nature
- 9.3.1 Individuals Are Not Rational in the Neoclassical Sense
- 9.3.2 The Behaviour That Seems Irrational Can Lead to Rational Results
- 9.4 Information, Complexity and the Principle of Emergence.
- 9.5 Complexity and Institutions: Institutions as the Embodiment of Collective Rationality
- 9.6 Institutions and Human Emotions
- 9.7 The Institution of Innovative Entrepreneurship
- 9.8 The Prisoner's Dilemma, the "Shadow of the Future" and Institutionalization of Emotions
- 9.9 Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 10: Naturalisation of Normative Economics
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 The Normative Problem in Naturalised Jurisprudence
- 10.3 Evolutionary Philosophy of Law
- 10.4 Neglected Cultural Evolution and the Emergence of the Normative Order
- 10.5 The Pursuit of Wellbeing May Be Maladaptive
- 10.6 Concluding Remarks: Threefold Undecidability of the Normative Problem
- References
- Chapter 11: Beyond Mere Utility-Maximisation. Towards an Axiologically Enriched Account of Well-being
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Against the Non-normative Account of Well-being
- 11.3 The Normative Account of Well-being
- 11.3.1 The Exclusive Approach: Well-being as Unconstrained Pursuit of Prudential Values
- 11.3.2 The Inclusive Approach: Well-being as Constrained Pursuit of Prudential Values
- 11.4 Concluding Thoughts
- References
- Chapter 12: Identity Theories in Economics: A Phenomenological Approach
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 A Notion of Economics and Requirements for a Corresponding Concept of Identity
- 12.3 Identity Theories in Economics
- 12.3.1 Akerlof and Kranton
- 12.3.2 Amartya Sen
- 12.3.3 Kirman and Teschl
- 12.3.4 John Davis
- 12.4 An Alternative Proposal for the Definition of Personal Identity
- 12.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13: Temporal Structures of Justification in the Economic Analysis of Law: Legal Philosophy and Free Will
- 13.1 Economic Analysis of Law
- 13.2 Theoretical Time-Privileging
- 13.3 Temporal Structures of Moral Decision Making
- 13.4 Time and Free Will.
- 13.5 Free Will and Legal Rights
- 13.6 Holism of Time-Value
- 13.7 So What?
- References
- Index.