Frank H. Knight : prophet of freedom /: prophet of freedom. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Cowan.
• Authors: Cowan, David, 1961-
• Contents: Dedication; Preface; Contents; 1: A Prophet and€a€Pioneer; 1 God's Prophet; 2 An Observer of€Fools; 3 Founding of€the€Chicago School; 4 The Intellectual Milieu; 5 Economist, Historian, Theologian or Philosopher?; 6 Knight's Legacy; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; 2: Knightian Uncertainty; 1 Nothing Fundamentally New; 2 An Historical Enquiry; 3 Perfect Competition and€the€Real World; 4 An Analysis of€Risk and€Uncertainty; 5 Keynes and Knight on Risk and€Uncertainty; 6 A Social Conclusion; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; 3: The Grand Crusade. 1 Hayek and€Knight: A€Protracted Debate2 Establishing a€Capital Interest Theory; 3 The Problem of€Production and€Immortality; 4 Seeking Clarity in€Capital Interest Theory; 5 The Knight and€Machlup Exchange; 6 The Hicks Solution to€the€Austrian and€Knightian Problem; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; 4: Knight contra mundum; 1 Knight and€the€Austrians; 2 Knight and€Socialism; 3 Knight and€Kaldor; 4 Knight and€Keynes; 5 Conclusion; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; 5: The Economic Organization; 1 The Economic Organization; 2 The Price System; 3 Distribution Theory and€Interest. 4 Profit and€MonopolyBibliography; Secondary Sources; 6: Understanding the€Ethics of€Competition; 1 Knight's Classical Greek Roots; 2 The Ethics of€Competition Foundational Essays; 3 Chicago and€Austrian Morality; 4 The Ethics of€Knight and€Keynes; 5 Knight's Common Sense Philosophy; 6 Knight and€Original Sin; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; 7: Welfare Economics; 1 Knight's Dissent on€Welfare; 2 Welfare and€Social Limits; 3 The Challenge of€the€New Welfare Economics; 4 Welfare, Choice and€Freedom; 5 Welfare and€Justice; 6 The Knightian Pyramid; 7 Welfare and€Ethics. 3 Ontology and€the€Problem of€Progress4 Knight's View of€Limited Government; 5 Knight's Commonsense Philosophy Revisited; 6 A Concluding Note; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 288 pages)
• Subjects: 330.15/7; Economics; Chicago school of economics; Management science; Economic history; Public finance; Religion and sociology; Political science_xPhilosophy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; Chicago school of economics; Business & Economics -- Public Finance; Social Science -- Sociology of Religion; Philosophy -- Political; Economic history; Public finance; Religious issues & debates; Social & political philosophy; Business & Economics -- Economic History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137462114; 1137462116; 1137462108; 9781137462107
• Related ISBNs: 9781137462107
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279) and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 30, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.