Until very recently, normative theorizing in ethics was frequently conducted without even mentioning uncertainty. Just … a few years ago, Sven Ove Hansson described this state of affairs with the slogan: “Ethics still lives in a Newtonian … uncertainty.” This special predilection for certainty in ethics was surprising since most decisions or evaluations are made both …

differing views regarding the role of economic theory as applied to the real world. William Greer reveals that the intellectual … role in ensuring the smooth operation of a system of otherwise free markets. Ethics and Uncertainty explores how two … policy recommendations. The volume illustrates that the important lesson to learn from both Knight and Keynes is that ethics …