Self-Interest before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic ScienceCambridge University Press, 2003 M09 4 - 279 páginas Self-Interest before Adam Smith inquires into the foundations of economic theory. It is generally assumed that the birth of modern economic science, marked by the publication of The Wealth of Nations in 1776, was the triumph of the 'selfish hypothesis' (the idea that self-interest is the motive of human action). Yet, as a neo-Epicurean idea, this hypothesis had been a matter of controversy for over a century and Smith opposed it from a neo-Stoic point of view. But how can the Epicurean principles of orthodox economic theory be reconciled with the Stoic principles of Adam Smith's philosophy? Pierre Force shows how Smith's theory refutes the 'selfish hypothesis' and integrates it at the same time. He also explains how Smith appropriated Rousseau's 'republican' critique of modern commercial society, and makes the case that the autonomy of economic science is an unintended consequence of Smith's 'republican' principles. |
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... individuals pursuing their self-interest under conditions of competition. This theory was the crown jewel of 4 Gary Becker, “The Economic Approach to Human Behavior,” in Rational Choice, edited by Jon Elster, New York: New York ...
... individuals pursuing their self-interest under conditions of competition. This theory was the crown jewel of 4 Gary Becker, “The Economic Approach to Human Behavior,” in Rational Choice, edited by Jon Elster, New York: New York ...
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... individual greed and controlled by a very large number of different agents look like?” is probably: There will be chaos. That quite a different answer has long been claimed true and has indeed permeated the economic thinking of a large ...
... individual greed and controlled by a very large number of different agents look like?” is probably: There will be chaos. That quite a different answer has long been claimed true and has indeed permeated the economic thinking of a large ...
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... Individual in Society. Papers on Adam Smith, London: Allen & Unwin, 1967, p. 44 and D.D. Raphael, Adam Smith, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985, pp. 71–72 and 79–80. The relatively small number of critics who mention Rousseau as an ...
... Individual in Society. Papers on Adam Smith, London: Allen & Unwin, 1967, p. 44 and D.D. Raphael, Adam Smith, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985, pp. 71–72 and 79–80. The relatively small number of critics who mention Rousseau as an ...
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2 Epicurean vs Stoic schemes | 48 |
3 Selfinterest and reason | 91 |
4 Passions interests and society | 135 |
5 Interested and disinterested commerce | 169 |
6 Selfinterest and the public good | 205 |
Conclusion | 256 |
Bibliography | 264 |
Index | 276 |
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Self-Interest before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic Science Pierre Force Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Self-Interest before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic Science Pierre Force Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |
Self-Interest before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic Science Pierre Force Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
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