Keynes : philosophy, economics, and politics : the philosophical foundations of Keynes's thought and their influence on his economics and politics

A systematic study contending that the distinctive theory of rationality found at the heart of Keynes' philosophy moulded his economic theorist policy-making, scientific methodology and politics. It aims to resolve his departure from Neoclassical economics to his radical "General Theory". Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Some Philosophical Background....Pages 11-27 Theoretical Reason And Logic....Pages 28-49 Types of Probability and their Measurement....Pages 50-66 The Concept of the Weight of Argument....Pages 67-80 Epistemology....Pages 81-105 Practical Reason and Ethics....Pages 106-137 Philosophy After 1921....Pages 138-154 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 Philosophy and Economics: Some General Connections....Pages 157-182 Mathematics and Economics....Pages 183-207 Epistemology and Economics....Pages 208-233 The General Theory I: The Dye of Expectations....Pages 234-246 The General Theory II: Behaviour and Rationality....Pages 247-272 Political Philosophy I....Pages 273-294 Political Philosophy II....Pages 295-324 A Middle Way....Pages 325-330 Looking Forward....Pages 331-338 Back Matter....Pages 339-417 R.m. O'donnell. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 384-402.