Philosophy of Economics courses around the globe

Here is a list of Philosophy of Economics courses offered at different universities and their syllabi. Please note that some of the courses in the list are no longer offered, but you can still reach their syllabi using the provided link. The information provided reflects the information on the online syllabus.

I compiled this list first by using Google search and then asking people on Twitter. I would be grateful if you help me expand this list. Thank you.

Austria

  • Maarten Janssen. Methodology of Economics. University of Vienna. 2020. Syllabus.

Canada

  • Margaret Schabas. History and Philosophy of Economics I. The University of British Columbia. 2021. Syllabus
  • Margaret Schabas. History and Philosophy of Economics II. The University of British Columbia. 2021. Syllabus
  • Patricia Marino. Special Topics: Philosophy of Economics. University of Waterloo. 2019. Syllabus.

Finland

  • N. Emrah Aydinonat & Michiru Nagatsu. Understanding Economic Models. University of Helsinki. 2018. Syllabus.

France

  • Beatrice Cherrier. Understanding the development of modern economics through major controversies. École Polytechnique. 2019. Syllabus.  (Although not exactly a PhilEcon course, inspiring syllabus for philosophers of economics)

Italy

  • Francesco Guala. Philosophy of Economics. Università degli Studi di Milano. 2020. Syllabus.
  • Mario Cedrini. Economics as Science. Università di Torino. 2021. Syllabus
  • Mario Cedrini & Stefano Fiori. Fundamentals of economics. Università di Torino. Sylalbus

Mexico

  • Josafat Iván Hernández Cervantes. Introducción a la filosofía de la economía. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). 2021. Syllabus.

Switzerland

  • Catherine Herfeld. Philosophy of Economics. University of Zurich. 2018. Syllabus.
  • Paul Hoyningen-Huene. Introduction to the Philosophy of Economics. University of Zurich. 2019. Syllabus.
  • Lorenzo Casini and Christian Wüthrich. Philosophy of Economics. University of Geneva. 2019. Syllabus.

The Netherlands

  • Jack Vromen & N. Emrah Aydinonat. Philosophy of Economics. Erasmus University Rotterdam. 2017. Syllabus.

Turkey

  • Altuğ Yalçıntaş. Research Methodologies and Scientific Ethics in Economics. Ankara University. 2018. Course material.
  • Hüseyin Özel. Economic Methodology. Hacettepe University. 2020. Online lectures (Youtube).

UK

  • Johanna Thoma, Campbell Brown, Richard Bradley & Kate Vredenburgh. Philosophy of Economics. LSE. 2020. Syllabus.

United States

  • Dan Hausman. Philosophy of Economics. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2015. Syllabus.
  • Matthias Brinkmann. Philosophy of Economics. University of Virginia. 2018. Syllabus.
  • Kevin Zollman. Philosophy of Economics. Carnegie Mellon University. 2013. Syllabus.
  • Kevin Hoover. The Philosophy and Methodology of Economics. Duke University. Syllabus 2014  / Syllabus 2016 / Syllabus 2020Syllabus 2022.
  • Mark Sagoff. Philosophy of Economics. George Mason University. 2015. Syllabus.
  • Daniel Finn. Economics, Philosophy, and Method. College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University. 2017. Syllabus.

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