Philosophy and Economics

Course content

Philosophy of economics focusing on key concepts such as rationality, causality, ethics, distribution, models, measurement, econometrics, experiments, welfare and behavioural economics as practiced by philosophers. Philosophical reflections of economists such as Amartya Sen, Dani Rodrik, John Hicks, Albert O. Hirschman. Arguments of philosophers and economists at the turn of the 21st century regarding the significance interdisciplinary studies of philosophy, economics and other social sciences for new conceptions of development and justice.