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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792461203321

Autore

Andrews David R (David Rogers)

Titolo

Keynes and the British humanist tradition : the moral purpose of the market / / David R. Andrews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-16668-4

1-135-16669-2

1-282-57182-6

9786612571824

0-203-85969-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the history of economics  Keynes and the British humanist tradition

Disciplina

330.15/6

Soggetti

Keynesian economics - Moral and ethical aspects

Economics - Philosophy

Economics - Moral and ethical aspects

Economics - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Religion; 3 Morals; 4 Politics; 5 Economics; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Well-connected in academia, business and government, John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economic theorists of the twentieth century. It appears that his theories will be just as important for the twenty-first. As Keynes himself explained, his ideas throughout his life were influenced by the moral philosophy he learned as an undergraduate. Nevertheless, the meaning and significance for Keynes of this early philosophy have remained largely unexplored.Keynes and the British Humanist Tradition offers an interpretation of Keynes's early philosophy a