Economics as Moral Science

Introduction.- Theory-Construction in Economic Science.- Rationality, Values, and Economic Theory.- The Intrasigence of Evaluative Concepts.- The Ethical Content of 'Formal' Structures.- Teleology and Utilitarian Economics.- Functionalism and the 'Systems Approach'.- Reasons, Causes, and Economic Methodology.- Justification, Obligation and Consumer Motivation.- The Problems Related.- Essential Statements and Holistic Theory.- Economic Uncertainty and Logical Structure.- Economic Uncertainty and Consumer Autonomy.- From Normative Theory to Empirical Science.- Neo-classical Economics and Scientific Utopias.- Neo-classical Economics and the Rational Justifiability of Moral Principles.- Conclusion.