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The Theory of the Individual in Economics (Routledge Advances in Social Economics) - Hardcover

Book 4 of 32: Routledge Advances in Social Economics

Davis, John B

 
9780415202190: The Theory of the Individual in Economics (Routledge Advances in Social Economics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415202191 ISBN 13: 9780415202190
Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

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. The new approach put forward by Davis 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 Davis, this book is at once inclusive and revealing.

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John B Davis

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415202191
ISBN 13 
9780415202190
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224