The philosophy of Keynes's economics : probability, uncertainty and convention / / edited by Jochen Runde and Sohei Mizuhara

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819555303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003
• ISBN: 0-429-23313-2; 1-280-07492-2; 0-203-48897-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Collana: Economics as social theory
• Altri autori (Persone): RundeJochen <1959->; MizuharaSohei <1969->
• Disciplina: 330.15/6
• Soggetti: Keynesian economics; Probabilities; Uncertainty
• 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 (p. [252]-263) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Philosophy of Keynes's Economics: Probability, uncertainty and convention; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I Probability, uncertainty and choice; 2 Keynes on the rationality of decision procedures under uncertainty: The investment decision; 3 On the nature of Keynesian probability; 4 On some explicit links between Keynes's A Treatise on Probability and The General Theory; 5 Keynes's epistemology; Part II Continuity issues; 6 The end of Keynes and philosophy?; 7 The thick and the thin of controversy; 8 The relationship between Keynes's early and later philosophical thinking9 Probability and uncertainty in Keynes's The General Theory; 10 No faith, no conversion: The evolution of Keynes's ideas on uncertainty under the influence of Johannes von Kries; Part III Social ontology; 11 The foundations of Keynes's economics; 12 Keynes's realist orientation; 13 Keynes and transformation; Part IV Convention; 14 On convention: Keynes, Lewis and the French School; 15 Keynesian convention: A textual note; Part V Methodology; 16 Probability, uncertainty and convention: Economists' knowledge and ; the knowledge of economic actors17 Keynes: Economics as a branch of probable logic; Part VI Looking ahead; 18 The terminology of uncertainty in economics and the philosophy of an active role for government policies; 19 Keynesian uncertainty: What do we know?; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: John Maynard Keynes is undoubtedly the most influential Western economist of the twentieth century. His emphasis on the nature and role of uncertainty in economic thought is a dominant theme in his writings.This book brings together a wide array of experts on Keynes' thought such as Gay Tulip Meeks, Sheila Dow and John Davis who discuss, analyse and criticise such themes as Keynesian probability and uncertainty, the foundations of Keynes' economics and the relationship between Keynes' earlier and later thought.The Philosophy of Keynes' Economics is a readable and compr