Approximating Prudence

1. Practical Wisdom and Economic Models of Choice
Andrew M. Yuengert

2. Is There Anything Economics Cannot Do? The Need for a Background Account
Andrew M. Yuengert

3. Practical Wisdom, or Thinking about What to Do
Andrew M. Yuengert

4. Objective Functions and the Goals of Human Action
Andrew M. Yuengert

5. Risk, Uncertainty, and Contingency
Andrew M. Yuengert

6. Virtue, or Self-Government in Decision Making
Andrew M. Yuengert

7. Putting it All Together: The Synthetic Character of Practical Wisdom
Andrew M. Yuengert

8. Where Does Practical Wisdom Reside?
Andrew M. Yuengert

9. An Economics Mindful of Larger Worlds
Andrew M. Yuengert

Nyckelord: Social Sciences, Politics of the Welfare State, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Development Economics, Behavioral/Experimental Economics, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice, Sociology, general