Approximating prudence [electronic resource] : Aristotelian practical wisdom and economic models of choice /
Yuengert, A.author.
In a unique undertaking, Andrew Yuengert explores and describes the limits to the economic model of the human being, providing an alternative account of human choice, to which economic models can be compared.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Practical wisdom and economic models of choice -- Is there anything economics cannot do? The need for a background account -- Practical wisdom, or thinking about what to do -- Objective functions and the goals of human action -- Risk, uncertainty, and contingency -- Virtue, or self-government in decision making -- Putting it all together: the synthetic character of practical wisdom -- Where does practical wisdom reside? -- An economics mindful of larger worlds.
In a unique undertaking, Andrew Yuengert explores and describes the limits to the economic model of the human being, providing an alternative account of human choice, to which economic models can be compared.
Welfare state.
Economic theory.
Development economics.
Behavioral economics.
Welfare economics.
Sociology.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
Development Economics.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.
Sociology, general.