商品简介 Lionel Robbins's now famous lectures on the history of economic thought comprise one of the greatest accounts since World War II of the evolution of economic ideas. This volume represents the first time those lectures have been published. Lord Robbins (1898-1984) was a remarkably accomplished thinker, writer, and public figure. He made important contributions to economic theory, methodology, and policy analysis, directed the economic section of Winston Churchill's War Cabinet, and served as chairman of the Financial Times. As a historian of economic ideas, he ranks with Joseph Schumpeter and Jacob Viner as one of the foremost scholars of the century. These lectures, delivered at the London School of Economics between 1979 and 1981 and tape-recorded by Robbins's grandson, display his mastery of the intellectual history of economics, his infectious enthusiasm for the subject, and his eloquence and incisive wit. They cover a broad chronological range, beginning with Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas, focusing extensively on Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus and the classicals, and finishing with a discussion of moderns and marginalists from Marx to Alfred Marshall. Robbins takes a varied and inclusive approach to intellectual history. As he says in his first lecture: "I shall go my own sweet way--sometimes talk about doctrine, sometimes talk about persons, sometimes talk about periods." The lectures are united by Robbins's conviction that it is impossible to understand adequately contemporary institutions and social sciences without understanding the ideas behind their development. Authoritative yet accessible, combining the immediacy of the spoken word with Robbins's exceptional talent for clear, well-organized exposition, this volume will be welcomed by anyone interested in the intellectual origins of the modern world. 莱昂内尔·罗宾斯关于经济思想史的著名讲座是二战以来对经济思想演变最伟大的阐述之一。本书是这些讲座首次出版。罗宾斯勋爵(1898-1984)是一位卓有成就的思想家、作家和公众人物。他对经济理论、方法论和政策分析做出了重要贡献,领导了温斯顿·丘吉尔战时内阁的经济部门,并担任《金融时报》主席。作为经济思想史家,他与约瑟夫·熊彼特和雅各布·维纳并列为本世纪最重要的学者之一。这些讲座于 1979 年至 1981 年间在伦敦经济学院发表,并由罗宾斯的孙子录制,展示了他对经济学思想史的掌握、他对这一学科充满感染力的热情以及他的口才和敏锐的智慧。它们涵盖了广泛的时间范围,从柏拉图、亚里士多德和阿奎那开始,广泛关注亚当·斯密、托马斯·马尔萨斯和古典学,最后讨论了从马克思到阿尔弗雷德·马歇尔的现代人和边缘主义者。罗宾斯对思想史采取了多样化和包容性的方法。正如他在第一次演讲中所说:“我将走我自己的甜蜜之路——有时谈论教义,有时谈论人物,有时谈论时期。”罗宾斯坚信,如果不了解当代机构和社会科学发展背后的思想,就不可能充分理解它们。本书既权威又通俗易懂,将口语的即时性与罗宾斯清晰、条理清晰的阐述的杰出才能结合起来,将受到任何对现代世界知识起源感兴趣的人的欢迎。
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