Economics as a Moral Science: The Political Economy of Adam SmithEdward Elgar, 1997 - 225 páginas This insightful book offers an original approach to the moral philosophy and economics of Adam Smith. The author proposes new ways of linking Smith's moral theories to his economics, stressing that for Smith, a moral science of economics is not a contradiction in terms, and that moral questions actually lie at the heart of positive and normative economic analysis. Professor Young examines the methodology and philosophy of Smith's work and considers how morality and economics can be reconciled without sacrificing objectivity and testing. He questions whether economics can or should be a value-free science, and argues that economics can be a useful tool in solving moral problems. He extends the discussion on methodology to consider the concept of self- interest and the formation of moral values by the individual and by society in general. He examines the ethical effects of commercial society on the quality of life and well-being of the individual and society. In addition, the author discusses the themes of justice, fairness, the system of natural liberty, distributive equity and the common good. Economics as a Moral Science will be of interest to historians of economic thought, philosophers of science and scholars interested in political economy, economic theory and economic methodology. |
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... relative to that reported in the Lectures ' ( pp . 134-5 ) . The discussion above on Adam Smith's conception of cost makes it clear Smith did not ignore individual preferences in his value analysis ; particularly with respect to those ...
... relative values do not conform to degrees of usefulness . Rather , those values are in accord with the relative rarities of the commodities concerned . Custom , he adds , also plays a role in establishing relative values ( [ 1660 ] 1931 ...
... relative labour time expended will also elicit spectator approval . It is a reasonable interpretation of the relevant passage in LJ and the WN that exchanging beaver and deer 65 In discussing the role of labour in the acquisition of ...
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Markets as Social | 3 |
Natural Jurisprudence and the Theory of Value | 87 |
Adam Smith and the Just | 107 |
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Adam Smith and Economic Science: A Methodological Reinterpretation Jan Peil Vista de fragmentos - 1999 |
Reflections on the Classical Canon in Economics: Essays in Honour of Samuel ... Evelyn L. Forget,Sandra Peart Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |