<p>can anyone tell me more about this major? does it manage to blend the two seperate fields into one discipline or does seperation still exist? is it more philosophy or economics oriented? I'd love to approach philosophy through a more "real world" setting but i'm unsure whether to apply as a philosophy major or an economics-philosophy major (i'm a transfer applicant).</p>
<p>boo... answered my own question. its very economics-based.</p>
<p>Yes, my sense is that the main intersection is game theory. The econ-philosophy advisor is involved with game theory, uncertainty, and decision analysis. So, it would probably suit someone more interested in the mathematical aspects of philosophy. Besides, econ is a very crowded department. I'm sure they'd prefer to see more philosophers.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice sac!</p>
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Yes, my sense is that the main intersection is game theory. The econ-philosophy advisor is involved with game theory, uncertainty, and decision analysis. So, it would probably suit someone more interested in the mathematical aspects of philosophy. Besides, econ is a very crowded department. I'm sure they'd prefer to see more philosophers.
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<p>I have a totally different read than you do. My sense of econ-philosophy would be the likes of Marx, Rawls, etc. -- poltical philosophers with economic justifications for their ways.</p>
<p>you may be right about that.</p>
<p>I'm not sure why the game theory types would even call themselves philosophers. That's more behavioral economics. Maybe it's it gives them some sort of upward mobility in the academic bureaucracy to call themselves econ-philosophers (more power / chairs? better publications / grants?).</p>