Thoughtful Economic Man
Subtitle: Essays on Rationality, Moral Rules and Benevolence
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 30, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780521325745
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; Economics; History Of Economic Thought; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Uncertainty; Business/Economics; Moral and ethical aspects; Economics - Theory; Economic History; Business & Economics / Economic History; Economics--Moral and ethical aspects; Decision making; Economic man
First sentence: It has been argued that the disposition to benevolence is scarce and that sensible societies have institutions which economise in the demands which they make on this disposition in the private actions of individuals.