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Self-interest before Adam Smith : a genealogy of economic science /
A study of the history of the concept of self-interest before Adam Smith, in order to understand what it meant when Adam Smith used it as an axiom in The Wealth of Nations. The author shows that Smith's theory refutes the 'selfish hypothesis' yet integrates it at the same time.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Colección: | Ideas in context ;
68. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.