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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... takes them further on some key points . For instance , I show that in collapsing all the passions into the drive for the " augmen- tation of fortune , ” Smith was appropriating Rousseau's psychology . As to 4 Philautia is itself the ...
... takes them further on some key points . For instance , I show that in collapsing all the passions into the drive for the " augmen- tation of fortune , ” Smith was appropriating Rousseau's psychology . As to 4 Philautia is itself the ...
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... take us step by step from the middle of the seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth century, I have chosen to approach the same problem from several angles. Each chapter discusses a distinct question. In the first chapter, I ...
... take us step by step from the middle of the seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth century, I have chosen to approach the same problem from several angles. Each chapter discusses a distinct question. In the first chapter, I ...
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... take refuge in assertions about irra- tionality , contentment with wealth already acquired , or convenient ad hoc shifts in values ( that is , preferences ) . Rather it postulates the existence of costs , mon- etary or psychic , of ...
... take refuge in assertions about irra- tionality , contentment with wealth already acquired , or convenient ad hoc shifts in values ( that is , preferences ) . Rather it postulates the existence of costs , mon- etary or psychic , of ...
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... take care of their aging parents because, an- ticipating their own physical decline, they want to instill a similar behavior in their own children. If this theory is correct, people with children would be more likely to let their aging ...
... take care of their aging parents because, an- ticipating their own physical decline, they want to instill a similar behavior in their own children. If this theory is correct, people with children would be more likely to let their aging ...
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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