Cents and Sensibility by Gary Saul Morson (Paperback Book)

Name: Cents and Sensibility by Gary Saul Morson (Paperback Book)
Brand: Princeton University Press

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In Cents and Sensibility, an eminent literary critic and a leading economist make the case that the humanities\u2014especially the study of literature\u2014offer economists ways to make their models more realistic, their predictions more accurate, and their policies more effective and just. Arguing that Adam Smith\u2019s heirs include Austen, Chekhov, and Tolstoy as much as Keynes and Friedman, Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro trace the connection between Adam Smith\u2019s 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\n\nCents and Sensibility\nWhat Economics Can Learn from the Humanities\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tra;