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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... seen to dissolve. The series is published with the support of the Exxon Foundation. A list of books in the series will be found at the end of the volume. SELF - INTEREST BEFORE ADAM SMITH A Genealogy of Economic Series-title.
... seen to dissolve. The series is published with the support of the Exxon Foundation. A list of books in the series will be found at the end of the volume. SELF - INTEREST BEFORE ADAM SMITH A Genealogy of Economic Series-title.
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... seen as a paradox : The immediate “ common 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 ...
... seen as a paradox : The immediate “ common 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 ...
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... seen above , when Rousseau refers to the passage in The Fable of the Bees where a small child is dismembered by a mad sow , he makes an ad hominem argument . He starts by agreeing with Mandeville in order to refute him . However , as ...
... seen above , when Rousseau refers to the passage in The Fable of the Bees where a small child is dismembered by a mad sow , he makes an ad hominem argument . He starts by agreeing with Mandeville in order to refute him . However , as ...
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... seen as a fierce critic of trade and commerce as foundations of civil society , one wonders how he could build his system on the work of an author who extols the public benefits of greed . It is also surprising to see the author of The ...
... seen as a fierce critic of trade and commerce as foundations of civil society , one wonders how he could build his system on the work of an author who extols the public benefits of greed . It is also surprising to see the author of The ...
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... seen above , in the Edinburgh Review article , Smith presented 54 Winch , Riches and Poverty , p . 72. Winch qualifies his judgment by mentioning the fact that Rousseau thinks pitié diminishes with civilization , while Smith sees civil ...
... seen above , in the Edinburgh Review article , Smith presented 54 Winch , Riches and Poverty , p . 72. Winch qualifies his judgment by mentioning the fact that Rousseau thinks pitié diminishes with civilization , while Smith sees civil ...
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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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