Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value (Advances in Social Economics)

@book{citeulike:2749115, abstract = {{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.<br>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.}}, author = {Davis, John B. }, citeulike-article-id = {2749115}, comment = {This looks like an absolutely incredible history of economic individualism and its critics for the last 500 years or so. Must read.}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0415202205}, keywords = {economics, ethics}, month = {May}, posted-at = {2008-05-03 16:15:10}, priority = {4}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value (Advances in Social Economics)}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0415202205}, year = {2003} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:2749115 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2749115 TI - Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value (Advances in Social Economics) PB - Routledge SN - 0415202205 N2 - {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.<br>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.} KW - economics KW - ethics N1 - This looks like an absolutely incredible history of economic individualism and its critics for the last 500 years or so. Must read. AU - Davis, John PY - 2003/05/30/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0415202205 ER -