What should the purpose of studying the history of economic thought be? Piero Sraffa explains it.The post is short and important in the study of history of thought, not only economic thought.Sraffa's answer is consistent with Randall Collins, The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change.Naked KeynesianismOn Sraffa and the History of Economic ThoughtOpening comments, "Roundtable on Sraffian Economics as Part of the Radical Political Economics Tradition," URPE 50th Anniversary Conference, September 28th, 2018. William McColloch, Assistant Professor of Economics, Keene State College, New Hampshire
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Piero Sraffa explains it.
What should the purpose of studying the history of economic thought be?
The post is short and important in the study of history of thought, not only economic thought.
Sraffa's answer is consistent with Randall Collins, The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change.
Naked Keynesianism
On Sraffa and the History of Economic Thought
Opening comments, "Roundtable on Sraffian Economics as Part of the Radical Political Economics Tradition," URPE 50th Anniversary Conference, September 28th, 2018.