Dionysian economics making economics a scientific social science /
Nietzsche distinguished between two forces in art: Apollonian, which represents order and reason, and Dionysian, which represents chaos and energy. An ideal work of art combines these two characteristics in a believable, relatable balance. Economists, Ward argues, have operated for too long under th...
| Main Author: | Ward, Benjamin |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2016]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xv, 283 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; A Note on the Efficient Reading of This Book; Acknowledgments; Part I Economic Theory as Physics; Introduction; 1 Physics and Economics-A Theory Comparo; 2 Physics and Economics-A Performance Comparo; 3 Immortal Constants; 4 Mitigations?; Part I-The Gist; Part II Branches of Economic Theory-Differential Disappointments; 5 General Economic Equilibrium Is Neither; 6 Macroeconomics: Theorem-Seeking, Forecasting Failure; 7 Finance: It Works-but How?; 8 Behavior the Savior?; 9 Risk Aversion-The Convenience Error.
- 10 Uncertainties and ApproximationsPart II-The Gist; Part III What Now?; 11 Scientific Demotion; 12 Human Natures; 13 A List Frame for Dionysian Economics; A. Humans; B. Markets; C. Political Economy; D. Making Economics a Science; 14 Biology-A Colleague or a Model?; 15 Subduction and Resurrection; A. Contextics; B. The Reactive Society; 16 The Journal of Dionysian Economics; Part III-Dionysian Economics-The Gist; Notes; Bibliography; Index.