Economics has developed into one of the most specialised social
sciences. Yet at the same time, it shares its subject matter with
other social sciences and humanities and its method of analysis has
developed in close correspondence with the natural and life
sciences. This book offers an up to date assessment of economics in
relation to other disciplines.
This edited collection explores fields as diverse as
mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, sociology, architecture,
and literature, drawing from selected contributions to the 2005
Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of
Economic Thought (ESHET). There is currently much discussion at the
leading edges of modern economics about openness to other
disciplines, such as psychology and sociology. But what we see here
is that economics has drawn on (as well as contributed to) other
disciplines throughout its history. In this sense, in spite of the
increasing specialisation within all disciplines, economics has
always been an open discipline and the chapters in this volume
provide a vivid illustration for this.
Open Economics is a testament to the intellectual vibrancy of
historical research in economics. It presents the reader with a
historical introduction to the disciplinary context of economics
that is the first of its kind, and will appeal to practising
economists and students of the discipline alike, as well as to
anybody interested in economics and its position in the scientific
and social scientific landscape.
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