Dear all, for anyone who is interested, we will start the following reading group:
History and Philosophy of Economics The reading group discusses selected topics in the History and Philosophy of Economics. The first four weeks will be spent reading a number of classical texts from between 1871 and 1945, we then move to more recent philosophical debates on methodological individualism, explanation and inductive risk: Week 1: • Menger, C (1871) Principles of Economics (selections) • Schmoller, G (1874) Review of the Principles Week 2: • Menger, C (1883) Investigations into the Method of the Social Sciences (selections) • Schmoller, G (1883) Review of Investigations Week 3: • Wicksell, K. The influence of the interest rate on prices • Fisher, I. The Purchasing Power of Money and Its Determination and Relation to Credit, Interest and Crises (chapter II and VIII) Week 4: • Keynes, J.M. The End of Laissez-Faire (1926) • Keynes, J.M. The General Theory of Employment (1937) • Keynes, J.M. The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (selections) Week 5: • List, C. & Spiekermann, K. (2013) Methodological Individualism and Holism in Political Science: A Reconciliation' • Kincaid, H. (2014) Dead Ends and Live Issues in the Individualism-Holism Debate' Week 6: • Cartwright, N. (2003) 'From Causation to Explanation and Back’ Week 7: • Rudner, Richard. (1953) The scientist qua scientist makes value judgments. • Douglas, H. (2009). Science, policy, and the value-free ideal. Chapters 2 - 4 Week 8: • Douglas, H. (2009). Science, policy, and the value-free ideal. Chapters 5 & 6 We will meet every Wednesday at 10 am. The first week we will be in the Junior Parlour Room, Gonville and Caius. After this we alternate between seminar rooms 1 and 2 at King’s College. Readings can still be subject to changes. Please contact Jens van ‘t Klooster ([email protected]) for copies of the readings in the first four weeks. _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
