Economics for Alfred Marshall, the last of the classical economists, is concerned with activities in the ordinary business of life. Economic Ironies Throughout History explores, explains, predicts, and harnesses these ironies for economists and scholars alike.
Michael Szenberg is Chair and Distinguished Professor of Business and Economics at Lander College of Arts and Sciences, Touro College and University System, USA. Lall Ramrattan is Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a PhD from the New School for Social Research, USA.
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PART I: HISTORICAL AND LOGICAL ASPECTS OF IRONY 1. Introduction 2. Definitions of Irony 3. Irony over Historical Periods 4. Examples of Irony in the Humanities 5. Examples of Irony in Philosophy on the World Stage PART II: APPLICATION OF IRONIES 6 General Ironies 7. Judeo-Christian Religion and Ethics 8. Judaism 9. Culture 10. Human Spirit 11. Luck 12. Politics and War 13. Money 14. Contradictory Aphorisms