Philosophy of Economics - A Contemporary Introduction

摘要

Although quite a number of important thinkers in the history of economics - take Hume or Smith - are also central to the history of philosophy, both disciplines are often conceived as utterly unrelated enterprises. Accordingly, philosophy does not occupy a central role in the curricula of most economics programs. However, the philosophical reflection of economic theory can be argued to be quite valuable, and the inclusion of philosophical theory into the study of economics has been given increasing importance recently. Thus, there is a need for good textbooks that introduce into this sort of reflection. Julian Reiss meets this desideratum with his contemporary introduction to the philosophy of economics.