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Liberalism and the Philosophy of Economics
Tsutomu Hashimoto
Liberalism and the Philosophy of Economics
ISBN 9781032278087
Published September 15, 2022 by Routledge
196 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
Drawing on recent work in the contemporary philosophy of economics, this book presents new ideas on liberalism, including the concept of ‘growth-oriented liberalism’.
Since the end of the Cold War, questions and definitions of liberalism have moved from the sphere of political systems (the socialism versus liberalism debates) to the sphere of ethics (what it means to live in a liberal society). The chapters in this work trace the trajectory of the concept of liberalism in the philosophy of economics by exploring the ideological implications of the methodological debate between socialism and liberalism, the idea of liberty as real freedom, the ethical implications of Max Weber’s methodology on autonomy and liberty, and new typological theories of ideologies in the context of contemporary economic ethics.
This book marks a significant contribution to the literature on liberalism in the philosophy of economics and economic methodology, and is highly recommended for readers who seek updated ideas on liberal society in its ethical and philosophical contexts.
Contents
Contents
Contents
List of Figures and Tables vii
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
I
Liberalism 9
1 A Theory of Real Freedom: Toward a Growth-Oriented Liberalism 11
2 On the Concept of Positive and Negative Liberty 29
3 On Spontanietism 38
II
Philosophy of Economics, Part One: Methodology 43
4 The Purpose and Significance of the Methodology of Social Sciences in an Age of Scientism 45
5 A Theory of Methodology in the Social Sciences: A Functional Analysis 61
6 Social Sciences and the Idea of “Subject”: A Fundamental Issue on Max Weber Studies in Japan 86
7 On the “Problem Subject” 102
III
Philosophy of Economics, Part Two: Economic Ethics 121
8 Ideological Categories in Economic Ethics 123
9 A Typological Theory of Ideologies in the Light of Recent Issues in Economic Ethics 140
10 Modernity, Postmodernity, and Lost-Modernity: On the Ethical Driving Forces of Capitalism 164
Index 182
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