An open Interdisciplinary Research: Professor Robert Hamilton (1743-1829)/His Works as between and beyond the Works from Adam Smith (1723-1790) and from Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

Abstract

This study starting-entitled open interdisciplinary research is, here and now, a draft and a co-research proposal. It is addressed to interdisciplinary dedicated persons and personalities, but it maintains an open address to theologians, “pure” economists, mathematicians, neuro scientists, sociologists, historians and philosophers, artists and writers, engineers and managers (scientists and practitioners) who want, at their turn, to address research based studies and praxis case studies. These desired interdisciplinary studies are intended outlooks toward the contemporary (post-)crisis world – toward global problems representation, solvations, decision making and (re)adaptation of the structure and functions of what is or/and would be our world and our ancestors’ and followers’ world. Let be an axiomatic possibility toward a “better” world.

This study has the following starting-list proposing an initial per se comparative study on the followings sets of works:

Adam Smith’s two books:

The Theory of Moral Sentiments. “printed for A. Millar, in the Strand; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh” (1759). D.D. Raphael and A.L. Macfie. ed. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Liberty Fund. (1982).

Knud Haakonssen. ed. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Cambridge University Press. (2002).

and

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: W. Strahan, (1776). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. University Of Chicago Press. (1977).

Robert Hamilton’s two books:

The Progress of Society. London: John Murray, 411 pages. (1830/posthumous).

and

Inquiry concerning the Rise and Progress, the Redemption and Present State of the National Debt of Great Britain. Edinburgh; Pickering & Chatto, London (1813).

Reinhold Niebuhr's two books:

Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study of Ethics and Politics. Charles Scribner's Sons (1932). Reprint: Westminster John Knox Press. (2002).

and

The Nature and Destiny of Man: A Christian Interpretation. Charles Scribner's Sons (1943), from his 1939 Gifford Lectures, Volume one: Human Nature, Volume two: Human Destiny. Reprint editions include: Prentice Hall vol. 1, Westminster John Knox Press 1996 set of 2 vols.

Keywords: Robert Hamilton, Adam Smith, Reinhold Niebuhr, open interdisciplinary research, addressing to interdisciplinary and 'pure' economists, mathematicians, sociologists, philosophers, contemporary (post-)crisis world, a larger and larger scientific network

JEL Classification: A19, A29, B311, C59, C89, C99, D29, D59, D57, D79, D81, D83, D89, D99, I19, I29, I39, J2, J29, L39