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Five dimensions of the interdependence of philosophy and economics integrating HET and the history of political philosophy

Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Emerald ISSN: 0306-8293.Subject(s): Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Economics and political philosophy tend to lead separate existences in separate university departments. This paper argues that there are gains to be had in the understanding of the teaching of economics if the intellectual divide between these disciplines is bridged. The history of economic thought owes its evolution in part to responses at particular points in time to the enduring questions of political philosophy.
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Economics and political philosophy tend to lead separate existences in separate university departments. This paper argues that there are gains to be had in the understanding of the teaching of economics if the intellectual divide between these disciplines is bridged. The history of economic thought owes its evolution in part to responses at particular points in time to the enduring questions of political philosophy.

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