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Cents and Sensibility: What Economics Can Learn from the Humanities

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By (author): Gary Saul Morson Morton Schapiro

In Cents and Sensibility, an eminent literary critic and a leading economist make the case that the humanitiesespecially the study of literatureoffer economists ways to make their models more realistic, their predictions more accurate, and their policies more effective and just. Arguing that Adam Smiths heirs include Austen, Chekhov, and Tolstoy as much as Keynes and Friedman, Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro trace the connection between Adam Smiths great classic, The Wealth of Nations, and his less celebrated book on ethics, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. The authors contend that a few decades later, Jane Austen invented her groundbreaking method of novelistic narration in order to give life to the empathy that Smith believed essential to humanity. More than anyone, the great writers can offer economists something they needa richer appreciation of behavior, ethics, culture, and narrative. Original, provocative, and inspiring, Cents and Sensibility demonstrates the benefits of a dialogue between economics and the humanities and also shows how looking at real-world problems can revitalize the study of literature itself. Featuring a new preface, this book brings economics back to its place in the human conversation. See more
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  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Sep 2018
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780691183220

About Gary Saul MorsonMorton Schapiro

Gary Saul Morson is the Lawrence B. Dumas Professor of the Arts and Humanities and professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Northwestern University. Morton Schapiro is the president of Northwestern University and a professor of economics.

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