1. Introduction -- 2. Rationality as reasonableness: probability -- 3. Complexity and incommensurability: multidimensional, heterogeneous and interdependent magnitudes -- 4. The methodology of critique: probability and classical economic theory -- 5. Uncertainty as Greek tragedy’s legacy -- 6....

The paper aims at showing that revisiting Keynes's early writings on international economic relations and some less well-known episodes of his economic diplomacy, with special attention being paid to the methodological issues involved, may disclose useful insights in understanding the features...