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1 online resource. |
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Routledge studies in the history of economics |
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Routledge studies in the history of economics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"David Ricardo has been acclaimed - or vilified - for merits he would never have dreamt of, or sins for which he was entirely innocent. Entrenched mythology labels him as a utilitarian economist, an enemy of the working class, an impractical theorist, a scientist with 'no philosophy at all' and the author of a formalist methodological revolution. Exploring a middle ground between theory and biography, this book explores the formative intellectual encounters of a man who came to economic studies via other experiences, thus bridging the gap between the historical Ricardo and the economist's Ricardo. The chapters undertake a thorough analysis of Ricardo's writings in their context, asking who was speaking, what audience was being addressed, with what communicative intentions, using what kind of lexicon and communicative conventions, and starting with what shared knowledge. The work opens in presenting the different religious communities with which Ricardo was in touch. It goes on to describe his education in the leading science of the time - geology - before he turned to the study of political economy. Another chapter discusses five 'philosophers' - students of logic, ethics and politics - with whom he was in touch. From correspondence, manuscripts and publications, the closing chapters reconstruct, firstly, Ricardo's ideas on scientific method, the limits of the 'abstract science' and its application, secondly, his ideas on ethics and politics and their impact on strategies for improving the condition of the working class. This book sheds new light on Ricardian economics, providing an invaluable service to readers of economic methodology, philosophy of economics, the history of economic thought, political thought and philosophy. Sergio Cremaschi is a former Reader of Moral Philosophy at the 'Amedeo Avogadro' University at Vercelli"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Sergio Cremaschi is a former Reader of Moral Philosophy at the 'Amedeo Avogadro' University at Vercelli, Italy. |
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Ricardo, David, 1772-1823.
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Ricardo, David, 1772-1823 |
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Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Economics -- Philosophy.
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Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Économistes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies. |
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Économie politique -- Philosophie. |
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Économie politique -- Aspect moral. |
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Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects |
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Economics -- Philosophy |
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Economists |
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Great Britain |
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Biographies
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cremaschi, Sergio, 1949- David Ricardo Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367753450 (DLC) 2021024296 |
| ISBN |
9781003162100 electronic book |
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100316210X electronic book |
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9781000475760 electronic book |
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100047576X electronic book |
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1000475794 electronic book |
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9781000475791 (electronic bk.) |
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hardcover |
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paperback |
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