Unintended Consequences and the Social Sciences
An Intellectual History
Seiten
2023
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-1803-2 (ISBN)
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-1803-2 (ISBN)
Illustrating the knowledge and ideas of thinkers such as Mandeville, Hume, Montesquieu and Smith, this book fully investigates the entire panorama of social sciences as well as providing a clear and concise analysis of the history of the social sciences from the point at which evolutionary theory entered the field.
Examining the history of culture and humanity, Lorenzo Infantino discusses the ‘discovery of society,’ when people stopped seeing behind every social phenomenon the direct action of human and/or divine will, and how the subsequent void was filled by the unintended creation of language, habits, customs, laws and public power. Focussing on the idea that the object of social sciences should be the study of unintended consequences, Infantino also expertly reviews the approach of ‘methodological individualism’. Forward-thinking, the book highlights the need for a rule of law in cultural evolution to prevent harm to others and allow a greater freedom of choice when deciding future actions.
Providing an in-depth explanation of why the social sciences are needed and highlighting the task of a social scientist, this book will be invaluable for researchers in the fields of politics, economics and sociology.
Examining the history of culture and humanity, Lorenzo Infantino discusses the ‘discovery of society,’ when people stopped seeing behind every social phenomenon the direct action of human and/or divine will, and how the subsequent void was filled by the unintended creation of language, habits, customs, laws and public power. Focussing on the idea that the object of social sciences should be the study of unintended consequences, Infantino also expertly reviews the approach of ‘methodological individualism’. Forward-thinking, the book highlights the need for a rule of law in cultural evolution to prevent harm to others and allow a greater freedom of choice when deciding future actions.
Providing an in-depth explanation of why the social sciences are needed and highlighting the task of a social scientist, this book will be invaluable for researchers in the fields of politics, economics and sociology.
Lorenzo Infantino, Professor of Philosophy of Social Sciences, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy
Contents: Preface 1. The problem of the unintended consequences of human actions 2. Pierre Bayle and Bernard de Mandeville 3. Francis Hutcheson and David Hume 4. Charles-Louis de Montesquieu and Adam Smith 5. Initial continuities and discontinuities 6. Additional considerations References Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Thinking in Political Economy series |
| Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-0353-1803-2 / 1035318032 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-0353-1803-2 / 9781035318032 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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