Self-Interest before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic ScienceCambridge University Press, 4 вер. 2003 р. - 279 стор. 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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... critique of modern commercial society , and makes the case that the autonomy of economic science is an unintended conse- quence of Smith's " republican " principles . This book sheds light on some classic puzzles of economic theory and ...
... critique of modern commercial society , and makes the case that the autonomy of economic science is an unintended conse- quence of Smith's " republican " principles . This book sheds light on some classic puzzles of economic theory and ...
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... critique of modern commercial society in rejecting the Montesquieu - Steuart doctrine on the political benefits of ... critique of commerce and the critique of Rousseau's critique were equally true . I read The Wealth of Nations as an ...
... critique of modern commercial society in rejecting the Montesquieu - Steuart doctrine on the political benefits of ... critique of commerce and the critique of Rousseau's critique were equally true . I read The Wealth of Nations as an ...
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... critique of an attempt by James Mill to construct a theory of politics on the axiom of self-interest. Simply put, if self-interest explains everything, it explains nothing. In that sense, the interest doctrine is “essen- tially ...
... critique of an attempt by James Mill to construct a theory of politics on the axiom of self-interest. Simply put, if self-interest explains everything, it explains nothing. In that sense, the interest doctrine is “essen- tially ...
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... critique of Becker's “economic approach” is a modern continuation of Hume's critique of the neo-Epicurean philoso- phers of his age. The arguments and counter-arguments remain very much the same. The Epicureans posit interest as the one ...
... critique of Becker's “economic approach” is a modern continuation of Hume's critique of the neo-Epicurean philoso- phers of his age. The arguments and counter-arguments remain very much the same. The Epicureans posit interest as the one ...
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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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