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J.M. Keynes: The Modernity of an Un-Modern Economist

Anna Carabelli, Mario Cedrini, Roberto Marchionatti,

pp. 17-54

10.26331/1002,

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The paper provides a panoramic view on Keynes’s way of reasoning in economics, with a view to highlight the radical “difference” of his thinking with respect to both scholars of his times and contemporary economists. We argue that Keynes was un-modern in the 1930s as he is (and appears) un-modern today; but also that in this lies his modernity. Keynes is modern in trying to transform economics into a discipline of complexity; still, he is profoundly un-modern when discussing the conditions that economics must meet in order to achieve this result. The paper evidences in his strong commitment to avoiding any reductionist approach to the complexity of socio-economic systems the undisputed greatness of his thought.

Introduction to the Symposium on the Relationship between Economics and Other Social Science Disciplines

Mario Cedrini and John B. Davis

Volume LII 2 - 2018 pp. 3-6

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Cedrini, M. and Davis, J.B. (2018), “Introduction to the Symposium on the Relationship between Economics and Other Social Science Disciplines”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 52(2): 3-6.
Keynes’s Aristotelian Eudaimonic Conception of Happiness and the Requirement of Material and Institutional Preconditions: The Scope for Economics and Economic Policy

Anna Carabelli

Volume LIII 2 - 2019 pp. 213-226

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Carabelli, A. (2019), “Keynes’s Aristotelian Eudaimonic Conception of Happiness and the Requirement of Material and Institutional Preconditions: The Scope for Economics and Economic Policy”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 53(2): 213-226.
Sraffa versus Keynes on the Method of Economics: Measurement, Homogeneity and Independence

Anna Carabelli

Volume LII 2 - 2018 pp. 137-168

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Carabelli, A. (2018), “Sraffa versus Keynes on the Method of Economics: Measurement, Homogeneity and Independence”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 52(2): 137-168.
On the Relationship between Einaudi and Keynes in the Early 1920s

Roberto Marchionatti

Volume LI 2 - 2017 pp. 267-286

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Marchionatti, R. (2017), “On the Relationship between Einaudi and Keynes in the Early 1920s”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(2): 267-286

What is Essential about Keynes Today?

Robert Skidelsky

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 7-16

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Skidelsky, R. (2017) “What is Essential about Keynes Today?”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 7-16.
The Continuing Relevance of Keynes’s Philosophical Thinking: Reflexivity, Complexity and Uncertainty

John B. Davis

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 55-75

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Davis, J. (2017) “The Continuing Relevance of Keynes’s Philosophical Thinking: Reflexivity, Complexity and Uncertainty”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 55-75.
Keynes and Gesell: Political and Social Philosophy, Epistemology and Monetary Reform

Sheila Dow

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 77-92

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Dow, S. (2017) “Keynes and Gesell: Political and Social Philosophy, Epistemology and Monetary Reform”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 77-92.
Keynes’ and the Santa Fe Institute’s Complexity : Same Concepts, Different Methods?

Emanuele Citera

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 207-222

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Citera, E. (2017) “Keynes’ and the Santa Fe Institute’s Complexity: Same Concepts, Different Methods?”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 207-222.
On the Relevance of Keynes to the Contemporary World: Post-Crisis Views on Economic Policy, Capitalism and International Monetary Reform

Paolo Paesani

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 249-268

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Paesani, P. (2017) “On the Relevance of Keynes to the Contemporary World: Post-Crisis Views on Economic Policy, Capitalism and International Monetary Reform”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 249-268.
New-, Neo-Paleo- and Post-Keynesianism: Is a New Macroeconomic Paradigm Possible?

Dario Teodoro Togati

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 93-105

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Togati, D.T. (2017) “New-, Neo-Paleo- and Post-Keynesianism: Is a New Macroeconomic Paradigm Possible?”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 93-105.
Rules and Discretion in the Making of Economic Policy

Peter Clarke

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 107-121

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Clarke, P. (2017) “Rules and Discretion in the Making of Economic Policy”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 107-121.
John Maynard Keynes as a Global Economic Policymaker: First Do the Macro and then Do the Rest

David Vines

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 123-148

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Vines, D. (2017) “John Maynard Keynes as a Global Economic Policymaker: First Do the Macro and then Do the Rest”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 123-148.
Reconciling Money and Goods: Keynes’s Commodity and Currency Plans for the Postwar World

Luca Fantacci

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 149-176

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Fantacci, L. (2017) “Reconciling Money and Goods: Keynes’s Commodity and Currency Plans for the Postwar World”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 149-176.
Symmetric Global Order with National Self-Determination and No Hegemon: Vision and Reality

Jörg Bibow

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 177-206

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Bibow, J. (2017) “Symmetric Global Order with National Self-Determination and No Hegemon: Vision and Reality”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 177-206.
A Modern Interpretation of Keynes’ Analysis of Speculation in the Professional Financial Markets and the Impact on the Allocation of Talent

Kurt von Seekamm Jr.

Volume LI 1 - 2017 pp. 223-245

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von Seekamm Jr., K. (2017) “A Modern Interpretation of Keynes’ Analysis of Speculation in the Professional Financial Markets and the Impact on the Allocation of Talent”, Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 51(1): 223-245.

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J.M. Keynes: The Modernity of an Un-Modern Economist

ABSTRACT

Introduction to the Symposium on the Relationship between Economics and Other Social Science Disciplines

Keynes’s Aristotelian Eudaimonic Conception of Happiness and the Requirement of Material and Institutional Preconditions: The Scope for Economics and Economic Policy

Sraffa versus Keynes on the Method of Economics: Measurement, Homogeneity and Independence

On the Relationship between Einaudi and Keynes in the Early 1920s

What is Essential about Keynes Today?

The Continuing Relevance of Keynes’s Philosophical Thinking: Reflexivity, Complexity and Uncertainty

Keynes and Gesell: Political and Social Philosophy, Epistemology and Monetary Reform

Keynes’ and the Santa Fe Institute’s Complexity : Same Concepts, Different Methods?

On the Relevance of Keynes to the Contemporary World: Post-Crisis Views on Economic Policy, Capitalism and International Monetary Reform

New-, Neo-Paleo- and Post-Keynesianism: Is a New Macroeconomic Paradigm Possible?

Rules and Discretion in the Making of Economic Policy

John Maynard Keynes as a Global Economic Policymaker: First Do the Macro and then Do the Rest

Reconciling Money and Goods: Keynes’s Commodity and Currency Plans for the Postwar World

Symmetric Global Order with National Self-Determination and No Hegemon: Vision and Reality

A Modern Interpretation of Keynes’ Analysis of Speculation in the Professional Financial Markets and the Impact on the Allocation of Talent

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