"Econosophy": limits and opportunities of a transdisciplinary approach to philosophy and economics

International audienceThis paper considers how the dialogue between economics and philosophy might give origins to a transdisciplinary approach (Bernstein 2015, Davis 2022) that I would call "econosophy". This approach might produce a hybrid field characterized by high specialization in research that leads to nuanced disciplinary boundaries among the disciplines involved (Davis, 2018). In this regard, this paper will show limits and opportunities deriving from econosophy: about these limits, on the one hand, mainstream economics would potentially opposite this approach because favored the blurring of disciplinary boundaries; on the other hand, the non-exhaustiveness of the econosophical approach because there are issues that appears to be outside this intersection (e.g., econometrics, logics, metaphysics, statistics, and theology). About these opportunities, an econosophical perspective offers a methodological base for enhancing the dialogue between philosophy and economics through a high level of specialization that might improve the scientific dignity of these studies against the potential criticism of mainstream economics