Cents and Sensibility

What Economics Can Learn from the Humanities

Gary Saul Morson, Morton Schapiro

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Princeton University Pres
03 December 2018

Higher & further education, tertiary education; Economics & Business; Economics; Behavioural economics

In Cents and Sensibility, an eminent literary critic and a leading economist make the case that the humanities-especially the study of literature-offer economists ways to make their models more realistic, their predictions more accurate, and their policies more effective and just. Arguing that Adam Smith's heirs include Austen, Chekhov, and Tolstoy

By: Gary Saul Morson, Morton Schapiro
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691183220
ISBN 10: 0691183228
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 03 December 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gary Saul Morson is the Lawrence B. Dumas Professor of the Arts and Humanities and professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Northwestern University. His many books include Narrative and Freedom, Anna Karenina in Our Time, and The Words of Others: From Quotations to Culture. Morton Schapiro is the president of Northwestern University and a professor of economics. His many books include The Student Aid Game (Princeton). Morson and Schapiro are also the editors of The Fabulous Future?: America and the World in 2040.

Reviews for Cents and Sensibility: What Economics Can Learn from the Humanities

An insightful and compelling argument. Morton and Schapiro succeed in finding new ways of thinking about big issues as well as new ways to read classic novels. . . . There's immense joy to be found throughout this work on thinking with creativity and passion. --Publishers Weekly This is a bracing, original work. --Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post An eloquent defense of the humanities against fanatical advocates for STEM. --Deidre McCloskey, Wall Street Journal