Social and Political Philosophy

Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 4.30pm to 6pm

Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936), 372–384 (Book VI: Chapter 24: “Concluding Notes on the Social Philosophy towards which the General Theory Might Lead”)
Keynes, “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren” (1930).

Commentary:
Mann, Reader’s Companion, 119–122.
Alex Williams, “Commentary on ch. 24,” Continuous Variation.

Some further background:
Albert O. Hirschman, “How the Keynesian Revolution Was Exported from the United States [1989],” in Hirschman, A Propensity to Self-Subversion (1995), 139–153.
John Hicks, “Mr Keynes and the Classics: A Suggested Interpretation” (1937).
Michał Kalecki, “Political Aspects of Full Employment,” Monthly Review. The Political Quarterly (1943).
Antonio Negri, “Keynes and the Capitalist Theory of the State post-1929,” in Revolution Retrieved: Writings on Marx, Keynes, Capitalist Crisis and New Social Subjects, London: Red Notes, 1967, [trans. 1988], 9–42.

Series: Keynes Reading Group

Venue: Merton College - Merton Street Oxford

Department: History (Department)

Organiser: Charlie Goldberg

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