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The Great Books and Economics

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  • James E. Hartley

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The author describes an introductory economics course in which all of the reading material is drawn from the Great Books of Western Civilization. He explains the rationale and mechanics of the course. An annotated course syllabus details how the reading material relates to the lecture material.

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  • James E. Hartley, 2001. "The Great Books and Economics," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 147-159, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jeduce:v:32:y:2001:i:2:p:147-159
    DOI: 10.1080/00220480109595180
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    1. Neufeldt, Leonard N., 1989. "The Economist: Henry Thoreau and Enterprise," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780195057898.
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    2. Jonathan Wight, 2006. "Adam Smith's Ethics and the “Noble Arts”," Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(2), pages 155-180.
    3. Abdullah Al‐Bahrani & Darshak Patel, 2015. "Using ESPN 30 for 30 to teach economics," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 81(3), pages 829-842, January.
    4. Feler Bose, 2017. "Lecture, Leisure, and Learning: Teaching Economic Development Abroad in India," Journal for Economic Educators, Middle Tennessee State University, Business and Economic Research Center, vol. 17(1), pages 1-13, Spring.
    5. Emily Chamlee-Wright & Joshua C. Hall, 2014. "Some brief syllabus advice for the young economist," Chapters, in: Franklin G. Mixon & Richard J. Cebula (ed.), New Developments in Economic Education, chapter 7, pages 76-87, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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