Economic Ironies Throughout History: Applied Philosophical Insights for Modern Life

Szenberg, Michael; Ramrattan, L.

Economics for Alfred Marshall, the last of the classical economists, is concerned with activities in the ordinary business of life. In that milieu, we find conflicts and chaotic behavior among people, firms, and countries, which make them conduct their affairs in different, and sometimes, ironic ways. Economic Ironies Throughout History explores, explains, predicts, and harnesses these ironies for economists and scholars alike. Szenberg and Ramrattan distill their core economic ironies from a vast history of philosophy and literature that applies to economic thought. They include philosophical, psychological, literary and linguistic discussions and the personalities behind those ideas such as Socrates, Kierkegaard, Hume, Freud, Jung, Saussure, and Barthes. This book is ideal for economists as well as scholars across the business, social science, and humanities fields.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-12-04

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349497119

DOI: 10.1057/9781137450821

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 190