Frank H. Knight : prophet of freedom /: prophet of freedom. ([2016])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Frank H. Knight : prophet of freedom /: prophet of freedom. ([2016])
- Main Title:
- Frank H. Knight : prophet of freedom
- 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; 1Dedication; 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. … (more)
- 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.
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