The Philosophy of Keynes' Economics Probability, Uncertainty and Convention [Hardcover]

John  Maynard  Keynes  was  arguably  the  most  influential  Western  economist  ofthe  twentieth  century.  His  emphasis  on  the  nature  and  role  of  uncertainty  ineconomics is a dominant theme in his writings.

This book brings together a wide array of experts on Keyness contributions tothe  philosophy  of  probability  and  to  economics,  including  Gay  Tulip  Meeks,Sheila Dow and John Davis. Themes covered include:

• Keynesian probability and uncertainty
• the foundations of Keyness economics
• the relationship between Keyness earlier and later thought

The  Philosophy  of  Keyness  Economics  is  a  readable  and  comprehensive  bookthat  will  interest  students  and  academics  interested  in  the  man  and  his  thought.

'An extremely useful introduction to the Keynes and philosophy literature that has the great advantage of letting the participants in controversies speak for themselves.'-- D.E. Moggridge, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada.

'Afficionados of the old economics literature know that Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, Malthus's Principles ..., Marshall's Indl“^