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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... Virtues of Enlightenment , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 1999 , p . 25 . " Emma Rothschild , Economic Sentiments . Adam Smith , Condorcet , and the Enlightenment , Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press , 2001 ...
... Virtues of Enlightenment , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 1999 , p . 25 . " Emma Rothschild , Economic Sentiments . Adam Smith , Condorcet , and the Enlightenment , Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press , 2001 ...
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... virtue when it comes to positing first principles, but like any virtue, it can be overdone. Consequently, Hirschman proposes to complicate economic discourse by assuming that “benevolence” may be just as important as self-interest in ...
... virtue when it comes to positing first principles, but like any virtue, it can be overdone. Consequently, Hirschman proposes to complicate economic discourse by assuming that “benevolence” may be just as important as self-interest in ...
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... virtues.”20 Prudence itself was based solely on self-interest. Smith believes that parsimony is no virtue here, but rather a vain display of theoretical prowess. A few years before Adam Smith wrote these lines, his friend David Hume ...
... virtues.”20 Prudence itself was based solely on self-interest. Smith believes that parsimony is no virtue here, but rather a vain display of theoretical prowess. A few years before Adam Smith wrote these lines, his friend David Hume ...
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... virtue or self - denial to be moved at such a scene ; and not only a man of humanity , of good morals and commiseration , but likewise an highwayman , an house - breaker , or a murderer could feel anxieties on such an occasion ; how ...
... virtue or self - denial to be moved at such a scene ; and not only a man of humanity , of good morals and commiseration , but likewise an highwayman , an house - breaker , or a murderer could feel anxieties on such an occasion ; how ...
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... virtue that the most excessive Detractor of human virtues was forced to recognize . I speak of Pity , a disposition that is appropriate to beings as weak and subject to as many ills as we are . 44 situations with the person principally ...
... virtue that the most excessive Detractor of human virtues was forced to recognize . I speak of Pity , a disposition that is appropriate to beings as weak and subject to as many ills as we are . 44 situations with the person principally ...
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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 |
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