Liberalism and the Philosophy of Economics

Drawing on recent work in the contemporary philosophy of economics, this book presents new ideas on liberalism, including the concept of 'growth-oriented liberalism'.

List of contents

Introduction, I. Liberalism, 1. A Theory of Real Freedom: Toward a Growth-Oriented Liberalism, 2. On the Concept of Positive and Negative Liberty, 3. On Spontanietism, II. Philosophy of Economics, Part One: Methodology, 4. The Purpose and Significance of the Methodology of the Social Sciences in an Age of Scientism, 5. A Theory of Methodology in the Social Sciences: A Functional Analysis, 6. Social Sciences and the Idea of a “Subject”: A Fundamental Issue in Max Weber Studies in Japan, 7. On the “Problem Subject”, III. Philosophy of Economics, Part Two: Economic Ethics, 8. Ideological Categories in Economic Ethics, 9. A Typological Theory of Ideologies in the Light of Recent Issues in Economic Ethics, 10. Modernity, Postmodernity and Lost-Modernity on the Ethical Driving Forces of Capitalism

About the author

Tsutomu Hashimoto is a Professor at Hokkaido University and the President of the Synodos Institute of International Studies in Japan.

Summary

Drawing on recent work in the contemporary philosophy of economics, this book presents new ideas on liberalism, including the concept of ‘growth-oriented liberalism’.

Product details

• Authors: Tsutomu Hashimoto
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032278100
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227810-0
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy