A Philosophical Look at Keynes and Hayek: Semiotic Paths to Complexity

Product Description
This book examines the constructive crossing between philosophy, semiotics, and economics. The complexity of current socioeconomic policy problems demands revision of our conceptual outlooks and recognition of the importance of fresh insights into Keynes and Hayek in the context of capitalism and globalization, contributing to unprecedented social, political, and environmental challenges. Their contributions to economic theory, policy making and philosophical foundations are reconsidered here using the semiotic approach of Charles S. Peirce. The book provides accessible discussions on the role of semiotics in social sciences. Approaching philosophical problems using a semiotic approach requires overcoming and redefining preconceived ideas and conceptualizations of such problems. Throughout this work, the combination of Charles Peirces philosophical background with Keynes and Hayeks contributions, as influential economic thinkers, permits a multifaceted dialogue, creating new conceptual, theoretical and methodological frameworks, preparing the reader for relevant real-world debates. This text serves to renew the bond between philosophy, semiotics, and economics and to rethink the paths to complexity.
About the Author
Maria Alejandra Madi holds a MA in Philosophy and a PhD in Economics. Her academic career in Economics includes a professorship at UNICAMP, Brazil, and visiting professorships at the University of Manitoba, Canada, and the University of Kassel, Germany. Her research interests are the economic and social challenges of globalization, as well as a philosophical discussion of realism in economics and the methodology of economics within the wider context of the philosophy of science at the Center for Pragmatist Studies, Brazil. She has published research papers in various international journals, and is the author of Private Equity Globalisation: Ethical Business Challenges (2019) and The Dark Side of Nudges (2019). She is Vice-President of the Ordem dos Economistas do Brasil, Executive Editor of the Journal of Advances in Management Sciences and Information System, and Assistant Editor of the International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education.