Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value
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John Davis has written a fascinating book. He explores the concept of the individual in orthodox and heterodox economics.
-William Walker, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
I am very pleased by Davis's demonstration that the dominant academic discourse leads at best to the conclusion that embedded beings might become individuals.
-Francis Woehrling, arket & Morality
Book Description
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.
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.
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