The Philosophy of Economics: On the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry

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Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- PART I -- 2 Hume and the Economists -- 3 Understanding the Consensus -- 4 Difficulties with Moral Scepticism -- PART II -- 5 Objectivity and Freedom -- 6 Expertise and Democracy -- PART III -- 7 An Example from Microeconomics -- 8 A Dialogue in Macroeconomics -- 9 Mathematical Economics and Reality -- 10 Remarks on the Foundations of Welfare Economics -- 11 Envoy -- Notes and References -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hume and the Economists -- 3 Understanding the Consensus -- 4 Difficulties with Moral Scepticism -- 5 Objectivity and Freedom -- 6 Expertise and Democracy -- 7 An Example from Microeconomics -- 8 A Dialogue in Macroeconomics -- 9 Mathematical Economics and Reality -- 10 Remarks on the Foundations of Welfare Economics -- Select Bibliography -- Works by Economists -- Works by Philosophers and Others -- Index.;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.