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Lecturer(s)
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Müller Michal, Mgr. Ph.D. et Ph.D.
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Course content
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Course information will be sent by email. For the first lesson you need to study the materials for the lecture, which are in Moodle. INTORDUCTION 1) Introduction to philosophy of economics Literature for seminar discussion: Reiss, J. (2013). Philosophy of economics: A contemporary introduction. New York: Routledge, pp. 1-11. Wilson, E. O. (1999). Consilience: The unity of knowledge. New York: Vintage Books, pp. 212-222. ECONOMICS AND THEORY 2) The rhetoric of economics Literature for seminar discussion: McCloskey, D. N. (1983). The rhetoric of economics, Journal of Economic Literature, 21(2), 481-517. 3) Economic laws Literature for seminar discussion: Rosenberg, A. (2009). If economics is a science, what kind of science is it? In Kincaid, H. a Ross, D. (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of philosophy of economics (pp. 55-67). New York: Oxford University Press. ECONOMICS AND METHODOLOGY 4) Realism and antirealism in economics Literature for seminar discussion: Friedman, M. (1953). The Methodology of Positive Economics. In Friedman, M. Essays in Positive Economics (pp. 3-43). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 5) Rationality in economics Literature for seminar discussion: Tversky, A., Kahneman, D. (1981). The Framing of Decision and the Psychology of Choice. Science, 211, 30 January. 6) The case for mindful and mindless economics Literature for seminar discussion: Gul, F. a Pesendorfer, W. (2008). The case for mindless economics. In Caplin, A. a Schotter, A. (Eds.), The foundations of positive and normative economics (pp. 3-39). New York: Oxford University Press. Camerer, C. F. (2008). The case for mindful economics. In Caplin, A. a Schotter, A. (Eds.), The foundations of positive and normative economics (pp. 43-69). New York: Oxford University Press. ECONOMICS AND POLITICS 7) Utopian socialism and Marxism Literature for seminar discussion: Engels, F. The development of socialism from utopia to science. Translated by Daniel de Leon. 8) Economic calculation in the socialist commonwealth Literature for seminar discussion: Mises, L. von. (1990). Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth. Auburn: Mises Institute. 9) Economic and politic freedom Literature for seminar discussion: Friedman, M. (2002). Capitalism and freedom. The University of Chicago Press. Chapter: The relation between economics freedom and political freedom (pp. 7-21). ECONOMICS AND ETHICS 10) Welfare and well-being Literature for seminar discussion: Reiss, J. (2013). Philosophy of economics: A contemporary introduction. New York: Routledge, pp. 211-229 (Chapter 12: Wellfare and Well-Being). 11) Libertarian paternalism Literature for seminar discussion: Loewenstein, G. a Haisley, E. (2008). The economist as therapist: Methodological ramifications of "light" paternalism. In Caplin, A. a Schotter, A. (Eds.). The foundations of positive and normative economics. New York: Oxford University Press, s. 210-248. 12) Business ethics Literature for seminar discussion: Werhane, P. H., Freeman, E. (2003). Business Ethics. In Frey, R. G., Wellman, C. Companion to Applied Ethics. Blackwell Publishing. CONCLUSION 13) discussion - colloquium
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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Learning outcomes
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The course is an introduction to the philosophy of economics - a discipline that deals with basic theoretical, methodological and ethical foundations of economics. The aim of the course is to point out that the philosophy of economics is an important discipline that helps to understand economic problems in a broader perspective, especially in relation to other disciplines.
Students will gain an overview of the basic theoretical, methodological and ethical problems of economics. They will be able to consider economics in philosophical contexts and recognize intersections between economics and other disciplines.
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Prerequisites
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There are no prerequisites.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Dialog
1. Attendance - min. 80% 2. Active participation in lessons - Reading the texts before the seminar is not obligatory, but it is highly recommended, because the discussion in the seminars is necessary to pass the course. For each participation in the discussion student gets 1 point. To pass the colloquium without additional exam, it is necessary to obtain a total of 24 points and at least 1 point from each lesson in which the student participated. Additional exam will take the form of a discussion or presentation of a selected problem. 3. Discussion - colloquium
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Recommended literature
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Camerer, C. F. (2008). The case for mindful economics. The foundations of positive and normative economics. New York.
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Engels, F. (1880). The development of socialism from utopia to science.
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Friedman, M. (2002). Capitalism and freedom.. Chicago.
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Friedman, M. (1953). The Methodology of Positive Economics. Essays in Positive Economics. Chicago.
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Gul, F. a Pesendorfer, W. (2008). The case for mindless economics. The foundations of positive and normative economics. New York.
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Hausman, D. M. (2013). Philosophy of economics. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Hausman, D. M. (1992). The inexact and separate science of economics. New York.
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Hayek, F. (1944). The road to serfdom..
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Loewenstein, G. a Haisley, E. (2008). The economist as therapist: Methodological ramifications of ?light? paternalism. The foundations of positive and normative economics.
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Mäki, U. (2002). ). Some nonreasons for nonrealism about economics. Facts and fiction in economics. Models, realism, and social construction.
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Mäki, U. (1995). Diagnosing McCloskey. Journal of Economic Literature.
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Mäki, U. (2009). Realistic realism about unrealistic models. The Oxford handbook of philosophy of economics. New York.
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McCloskey, D. N. (1983). The rhetoric of economics, Journal of Economic Literature.
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Mises, L. von. (1990). Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth. Auburn.
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Reiss, J. (2013). Philosophy of economics: A contemporary introduction. New York.
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Rosenberg, A. (2009). If economics is a science, what kind of science is it? The Oxford handbook of philosophy of economics.
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Salerno, J. T. (2012). Why a socialist economy is ?impossible?. Economic calculation in the socialist commonwealth. Auburn.
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Tversky, A., Kahneman, D. (1981). The Framing of Decision and the Psychology of Choice. Science.
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Werhane, P. H., Freeman, E. (2003). Business Ethics. Companion to Applied Ethics.
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Wilson, E. O. (1999). Consilience: The unity of knowledge. New York.
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