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Economic Ironies Throughout History

Applied Philosophical Insights for Modern Life

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  1. Michael Szenberg
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  2. Lall Ramrattan
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Historical and Logical Aspects of Irony

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 3-8

    3. Definitions of Irony

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 9-23

    4. Irony over Historical Periods

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 25-33

    5. Examples of Irony in the Humanities

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 35-38

    6. Examples of Irony in Philosophy on the World Stage

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 39-57

  3. Application of Ironies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. General Ironies

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 61-68

    3. Judeo-Christian Religion and Ethics

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 69-75

    4. Judaism

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 77-86

    5. Culture

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 87-111

    6. Human Spirit

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 113-118

    7. Luck

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 119-120

    8. Politics and War

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 121-143

    9. Money

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 145-154

    10. Contradictory Aphorisms

      • Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
      Pages 155-159

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 161-190
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About this book

Economics for Alfred Marshall, the last of the classical economists, is concerned with activities in the ordinary business of life. In that milieu, we find conflicts and chaotic behavior among people, firms, and countries, which make them conduct their affairs in different, and sometimes, ironic ways. Economic Ironies Throughout History explores, explains, predicts, and harnesses these ironies for economists and scholars alike. Szenberg and Ramrattan distill their core economic ironies from a vast history of philosophy and literature that applies to economic thought. They include philosophical, psychological, literary and linguistic discussions and the personalities behind those ideas such as Socrates, Kierkegaard, Hume, Freud, Jung, Saussure, and Barthes. This book is ideal for economists as well as scholars across the business, social science, and humanities fields.

About the authors

Michael Szenberg is Chair and Distinguished Professor of Business and Economics at Lander College of Arts and Sciences, Touro College and University System, USA. 


Lall Ramrattan is Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a PhD from the New School for Social Research, USA.

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