Philosophy of Economics

"Philosophy of economics may be the first work to have successfully bridged serious economics in the twentieth century with modern Anglo-American philosophy, in particular the work of Wittgenstein. The book raises some of the central philosophical questions facing modern economics, especially to do with the scope of objective reasoning in the making of evaluative judgements, the appropriate role of economic expertise, and the status of the concepts and theorems of mathematical economics. It is argued that careful description of the particular case in the light of general principles may be a starting point for analysis, even though there are no ultimate starting points. The work thus permits a sure and safe course to be found between scepticism and dogmatism for any project of economic inquiry." -- From publisher description.