Subjectivism and Objectivism in the History of Economic Thought [Paperback]

This book investigates the tensions between subjectivism and objectivism in the history of economics. The book looks at the works of Adam Smith, Carl Menger, Leon Walras, William Stanley Jevons, Oskar Morgenstern, Ludwig Mises, Piero Sraffa, and so on. The book highlights the diverse subjective and objective elements of their economic theories and suggests a reframing of methodology to better address the core problems of the theories. 

Contributors of the volume are leading members of the Japan Society of History of Economic Thought who have provided a comprehensive overview on the economics methodology and the related problems. Hence, this book will be of an invaluable asset to not only those who are interested in the history of economic thought, but also to scholars who are concerned with the methodological problems of economic science.

Introduction: Subjectivism and Objectivism in the History of Economic Analysis, Kiichiro Yagi  1. Subjectivity, Objectivity and Biological Interpretation in Smiths View on the Real Values of Labour, Money and Corn, Tetsuo Taka  2. Individual Rationality and Mechanism in the History of Microeconomic Theory, Masahiro Kawamata 3. Quetlelets Influence on W. S. Jevons: From Subjectivism to Objectivism, Inoue Takutoshi 4. Transforming of Raret?? : From Auguste to L?on Walras, Kayoko Misaki  5. Austrian Subjectivism and Hermeneutical Economics, Yuichi Shionoya  6. Carl Mengers Subjectivism: Types, Economic Subjects, and Microfoundation, Yukihiro Ikeda  7. B?hm-Bawerks Objectivism: Beyond Mengers Subjectivism, Shigeki Tomo  8. Ludwig von Mises as a Pure Subjectivist, Hiroyuki Okon  9.ls+