Otto Neurath and the History of Economics

Although Otto Neurath left his mark across an array of fields in the first half of the twentieth century, he was trained as an economist and wrote extensively about economics. He questioned the philosophical foundations of economic concepts, the fuzziness of economic terminology, the unwarranted reduction of economic theorizing to matters of pri

List of contents

1. Introduction: Placing Otto Neurath in the History of Economic Thought. 2. Neurath in his Milieu. 3. Faulty Philosophical Foundations of Economics. 4. Out of the German Historical School: The Divergent Paths of Otto Neurath and Max Weber. 5. Ecological Economics and Qualitative Measurement. 6. Neurath, Sraffa, and the Problem with Prices. 7. Otto Neurath and the Linguistic Turn in Economics. 8. Socialist Calculation in the Age of Information. 9. Modernism and Postmodernism Revisited

About the author

Michael Turk is professor emeritus in economics at Fitchburg State University, USA.

Summary

Although Otto Neurath left his mark across an array of fields in the first half of the twentieth century, he was trained as an economist and wrote extensively about economics. He questioned the philosophical foundations of economic concepts, the fuzziness of economic terminology, the unwarranted reduction of economic theorizing to matters of pri

Product details

• Authors: Michael Turk
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367666712
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66671-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Economic theory and philosophy