Worldly Philosophy: Studies at the Intersection of Philosophy and Economics – serie
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Intellectual Trespassing as a Way of Life
Essays in Philosophy, Economics, and Mathematics
Häftad, 1995
711 kr
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Dramatic changes or revolutions in a field of science are often made by outsiders or 'trespassers,' who are not limited by the established, 'expert' approaches. Each essay in this diverse collection shows the fruits of intellectual trespassing and poaching among fields such as economics, Kantian …
Individualism and the Unity of Science
Essays on Reduction, Explanation, and the Special Sciences
Häftad, 1997
711 kr
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In this original and important book, Harold Kincaid defends a view of the special sciences—all sciences outside physics—as autonomous and nonreducible. He argues that the biological and social sciences provide explanations that cannot be captured by explanations at the level of their constituent …
Land Rights
The 1990s Property Rights Rebellion
Av Bruce Yandle
Inbunden, 1995
862 kr
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In the 1990s a grass-roots movement has sprung up among ordinary people to fight regulatory actions taking away their rights to land. In this collection of new essays, twelve distinguished scholars of economics, law, and public affairs address the history and causes of this movement. They document …
Early Mathematical Economics
William Whewell and the British Case
Inbunden, 1996
1214 kr
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Convinced that Ricardian concept of political economy, dominant among his contempories, was based on unscientific doctrines and dubious moral conclusions, William Whewell and his followers sought to transform scientific knowledge and to reform British education by applying mathematics to economics. …
