| The Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value Contributor(s): Davis, John B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415202205 ISBN-13: 9780415202206 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: The concept of the individual and his/her motivations is a bedrock of philosophy. All strands of thought at heart contain to a particular theory of the individual. Economics, though, is guilty of taking this hugely important concept without questioning how we theorize it. This superb book remedies this oversight. The new approach put forward by Davies is to pay more attention to what moral philosophy may offer us in the study of personal identity, self consciousness and will. This crosses the traditional boundaries of economics and will shed new light on the distinction between positive and normative analysis in economics. With both heterodox and orthodox economics receiving a thorough analysis from Davies, this book is at once inclusive and revealing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 330.019 |
| LCCN: 2002023992 |
| Lexile Measure: 1600 |
| Series: Advances in Social Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.1" W x 9.16" (0.76 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The concept of the individual and his/her motivations is a bedrock of philosophy. All strands of thought at heart come down to a particular theory of the individual. Economics, though, is guilty of taking this hugely important concept without questioning how we theorise it. This superb book remedies this oversight. |