Self-interest before Adam Smith : a genealogy of economic science / Pierre Force.

ISBN:

9780511062919

9780511071379

9780511490538

Title:

Self-interest before Adam Smith : a genealogy of economic science / Pierre Force.

Author:

Force, Pierre.

Personal Author:

Force, Pierre.

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 279 pages).

Series:

Ideas in context ; 68

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Self-interest as a first principle; 2 Epicurean vs. Stoic schemes; 3 Self-interest and reason; 4 Passions, interests, and society; 5 Interested and disinterested commerce; 6 Self-interest and the public good; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Subject Term:

Economics -- History.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2003

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Summary

Pierre Force studies the history of the concept of self-interest to understand its meaning by the time that Adam Smith used it as an axiom in The Wealth of Nations. He demonstrates that Smith, unlike many of his predecessors and contemporaries, never endorsed the idea that self-interest is the motivation behind all human action, although the "selfish hypothesis" did have a place in his doctrine. This book provides insight on classic puzzles of economic theory and is a major work from an outstanding scholar.