Symposium on Robert Vinten’s Wittgenstein and the Social Sciences: Action, Ideology, and Justice
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Rationality and the true human condition
The fifth in a series of excerpts from Minds, Models and Milieux: Commemorating the Centennial of the Birth of Herbert Simon. Ron Sun The notion of rationality is important to many fields in social and behavioral sciences. Herbert Simon’s seminal work on “bounded rationality” and “satisficing” led to broadened conceptions of rationality, which significantly impacted a number of…
Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism
Thank you to all the authors, volume editors, the behind the scenes editorial support at Palgrave and last, but not least, to the external referees, for making this a most dynamic and ecumenical series. With several titles in the pipeline the next year promises to be equally exciting. Austrian Economicsclassical liberalismphilosophy of social sciencepolitical economyPolitical philosophy
Michael Oakeshott: born on this date
For those who’ve never read that most subtle, cultivated, humane and refined of minds Michael Oakeshott’s concerns resonate as deeply as ever. For the novice, I’d recommend his mid-career Rationalism in Politics, a most elegant collection of essays. A more difficult, but for me the vital underpinning cutting across all his work, is his equally elegant and…
Reclaiming Liberalism
In press — due December Preface — David F. Hardwick and Leslie Marsh 1. Reclaiming Democratic Classical Liberalism – David Ellerman 2. Democracy, Liberalism, and Discretion: The Political Puzzle of the Administrative State – Stephen Turner 3. Ordoliberalism as the Operationalisation of Liberal Politics – Mikayla Novak 4. Liberalism, Through a Glass Darkly – David…
Satisficing in Political Decision Making
An open access entry. Wot? No discussion of Simon’s key The Sciences of the Artificial and broad discussion of collective intentionality? Artificial intelligenceBounded Rationalitycognitive closurecollective intentionalitycomplexityDecision makingHerbert Simonheuristicsphilosophy of social sciencesatisficing
Adam Smith and French Political Economy: Parallels and Differences
As is well known, Adam Smith spent about two years in Europe, most of it in France. It was in fact during his stay in Toulouse that he began to work on what became The Wealth of Nations (WN); but what proved decisive for the deepening of his understanding of market processes were his encounters…
Oakeshott: born on this day
For those who’ve never read that most subtle, cultivated, humane and refined of minds Michael Oakeshott’s concerns resonate as deeply as ever. For the novice, I’d recommend his mid-career Rationalism in Politics, a most elegant collection of essays. A more difficult, but for me the vital underpinning cutting across all his work, is his equally elegant and…
Mathematical Models of Technological and Social Complexity
This volume caught my eye primarily for Ronald Kline’s chapter “Mathematical Models of Technological and Social Complexity.” complexitycomputational modelingcyberneticsHerbert SimonJay Forresterphilosophy of social scienceStafford BeerSystem dynamics
F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy
This should be a cracking read written by none other than grandee Hayek scholar Pete Boettke. Austrian Economicscomplexitydispersed knowledgeFriedrich HayekPeter Boettkephilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophy
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