Learning Economics
A Cautionary Tale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12134687 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Boylan (Philosophy Department Marymount University 2807 North Gleve Road Arlington Virginia 22201, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 234-239 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0884-8971 • E-ISSN: 1573-7861 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/socf.12154 |
| OpenAlex | W2072284476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
This essay supports Etzioni's (2015) “The Moral Effects of Economic Teaching” by conceptually analyzing the way that classical economics depicts the worldview of humankind and the methodology of its presentation to students and the general public. The essay concludes (with Etzioni) that this combination can create a morally corrupting paradigm for the student in search of truth
Economics · Epistemology · Positive economics · Presentation (obstetrics · Social science · Sociology · Health and Conflict Studies · Philosophy · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
The Theory of Morality
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays
Groundwork of The Metaphysic of Morals
Natural Human Rights
Value-judgments in Social Science
Torture and the Ticking Bomb
The Moral Effects of Economic Teaching
As Free and as Just as Possible
What Sort of Science is 'Economics
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |