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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... sense, as superior to a large class of possible alternative dispositions.”3 Traditionally , economists have maintained that the assumption of self-. 1 Albert O. Hirschman, The Passions and the Interests. Political Arguments for ...
... sense, as superior to a large class of possible alternative dispositions.”3 Traditionally , economists have maintained that the assumption of self-. 1 Albert O. Hirschman, The Passions and the Interests. Political Arguments for ...
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... sense " answer to the question “ What will an economy motivated by 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 ...
... sense " answer to the question “ What will an economy motivated by 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 ...
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... sense, the interest doctrine is “essen- tially tautological.”13 For Hirschman, parsimony is certainly a virtue when it comes to positing first principles, but like any virtue, it can be overdone. Consequently, Hirschman proposes to ...
... sense, the interest doctrine is “essen- tially tautological.”13 For Hirschman, parsimony is certainly a virtue when it comes to positing first principles, but like any virtue, it can be overdone. Consequently, Hirschman proposes to ...
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... sense, says d'Holbach, “no man can be called disinterested. We call a man disinterested only when we do not know his motives, or when we approve of them.”24 Of course, countless observations seem to contradict the self-interest doctrine ...
... sense, says d'Holbach, “no man can be called disinterested. We call a man disinterested only when we do not know his motives, or when we approve of them.”24 Of course, countless observations seem to contradict the self-interest doctrine ...
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... sense , an ad hominem argument . Not a personal attack against Mandeville ( that would be an argument ad personam ) but a way of refuting Mandeville's theory on the basis of premises that Mandeville himself accepts as true.42 The ...
... sense , an ad hominem argument . Not a personal attack against Mandeville ( that would be an argument ad personam ) but a way of refuting Mandeville's theory on the basis of premises that Mandeville himself accepts as true.42 The ...
Contenido
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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 |
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