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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... Self from Montaigne to Adam Smith,” and in the seminar I co-taught with Allan Silver in 2000, “Self-Interest before ... Love, Identification, and the Origin of Political Economy,” in Exploring the Conversible World: Text and Sociability ...
... Self from Montaigne to Adam Smith,” and in the seminar I co-taught with Allan Silver in 2000, “Self-Interest before ... Love, Identification, and the Origin of Political Economy,” in Exploring the Conversible World: Text and Sociability ...
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... self - interest but rather to self - love : " We address ourselves , not to their humanity but to their self - love , and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages . " 3 One may be tempted to brush the difference ...
... self - interest but rather to self - love : " We address ourselves , not to their humanity but to their self - love , and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages . " 3 One may be tempted to brush the difference ...
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... self - love carries with it an entire philosophical and literary tradition . The purpose of this book is to study the history of the concepts of self - love and self - interest before Adam Smith , in order to understand what these ...
... self - love carries with it an entire philosophical and literary tradition . The purpose of this book is to study the history of the concepts of self - love and self - interest before Adam Smith , in order to understand what these ...
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... self - love , while many modern translations use anachronistic terms like egoism or ego- centrism . When using modern translations , I have systematically made the changes necessary to keep the terminology consistent . In some instances ...
... self - love , while many modern translations use anachronistic terms like egoism or ego- centrism . When using modern translations , I have systematically made the changes necessary to keep the terminology consistent . In some instances ...
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... self-interest) operates in the economic sphere. The “Utilitarian” (who cares ... self-interest in the analysis of human behavior.17 While Gary Becker quotes ... love, twisted and molded, by a particular turn of imagination,. Amartya Sen ...
... self-interest) operates in the economic sphere. The “Utilitarian” (who cares ... self-interest in the analysis of human behavior.17 While Gary Becker quotes ... love, twisted and molded, by a particular turn of imagination,. Amartya Sen ...
Зміст
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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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