Keynes and the British Humanist Tradition

The Moral Purpose of the Market

Business & Finance, Economics, Macroeconomics
Cover of the book Keynes and the British Humanist Tradition by David Andrews, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Andrews ISBN: 9781135166687
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: February 25, 2010
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David Andrews
ISBN: 9781135166687
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: February 25, 2010
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Well-connected in academia, business and government, John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economic theorists of the twentieth century. It appears that his theories will be just as important for the twenty-first. As Keynes himself explained, his ideas throughout his life were influenced by the moral philosophy he learned as an undergraduate. Nevertheless, the meaning and significance for Keynes of this early philosophy have remained largely unexplored.

Keynes and the British Humanist Tradition offers an interpretation of Keynes’s early philosophy and its implications for his later thought. It approaches that philosophy from the perspective of the nineteenth century intellectual context out of which it emerged. The book argues that roots of Keynes’s early beliefs are to be found in the traditions of the Apostles, the very famous secret society to which he and most of his teachers belonged. The principles of Keynes’s philosophy can be seen in such writers as John Stuart Mill and Henry Sidgwick, but the underlying ideas have been obscured by changing fashions in philosophy and thus require excavation and reconstruction.

This book will be of interest to students and researchers in the history of economics, in particular the thought of John Maynard Keynes, especially his ethics, politics and economics.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Well-connected in academia, business and government, John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economic theorists of the twentieth century. It appears that his theories will be just as important for the twenty-first. As Keynes himself explained, his ideas throughout his life were influenced by the moral philosophy he learned as an undergraduate. Nevertheless, the meaning and significance for Keynes of this early philosophy have remained largely unexplored.

Keynes and the British Humanist Tradition offers an interpretation of Keynes’s early philosophy and its implications for his later thought. It approaches that philosophy from the perspective of the nineteenth century intellectual context out of which it emerged. The book argues that roots of Keynes’s early beliefs are to be found in the traditions of the Apostles, the very famous secret society to which he and most of his teachers belonged. The principles of Keynes’s philosophy can be seen in such writers as John Stuart Mill and Henry Sidgwick, but the underlying ideas have been obscured by changing fashions in philosophy and thus require excavation and reconstruction.

This book will be of interest to students and researchers in the history of economics, in particular the thought of John Maynard Keynes, especially his ethics, politics and economics.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book How Does Psychotherapy Work? by David Andrews
Cover of the book Gender, Age, and Digital Games in the Domestic Context by David Andrews
Cover of the book Samkara's Advaita Vedanta by David Andrews
Cover of the book Informal Reasoning and Education by David Andrews
Cover of the book Microfranchising by David Andrews
Cover of the book Asperger's Syndrome by David Andrews
Cover of the book Varieties of Secularism in Asia by David Andrews
Cover of the book Hope in Barth's Eschatology by David Andrews
Cover of the book Here's One I Made Earlier by David Andrews
Cover of the book Imaginings of Time in Lydgate and Hoccleve's Verse by David Andrews
Cover of the book Female Prostitution in Costa Rica by David Andrews
Cover of the book Cross-cultural Literacy by David Andrews
Cover of the book Food Supply Chain Management by David Andrews
Cover of the book Romanesque and the Mediterranean by David Andrews
Cover of the book CIM Coursebook Marketing Fundamentals 07/08 by David Andrews
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy