"Homo oeconomicus". Paradigma, critiche, revisioni
- Sergio Caruso,
Pantaleoni and Pareto re-established economic theory on the basis of homo oeconomicus which, despite criticisms, went on to become a strangely popular concept, not only among economists, but even in common parlance, where it has assumed a confusing variety of meanings. With a view to setting things in order, this book distinguishes: the methodological hypotheses, which could possibly be corrected on the basis of new economic psychology; the weak anthropologies, retrievable as 'given abstractions' within typical contexts; and finally the extreme versions, that reduce human nature to absolute egoism. The author makes a radical criticism of the latter, drawing upon the extensive tools derived from psychology, philosophical anthropology and political philosophy, and thus succeeds in demonstrating their lack of empirical foundation, their conceptual inconsistency and their ideological dangerousness.
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-6655-107-2
- Series: Studi e saggi
- Scientific Board: Consiglio Editoriale FUP 2010-2016
- Language: Italian
- Subjects: Political Philosophy
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9552-3095
- Publication Year: 2012
- Pages: 194
- eISBN: 978-88-6655-107-2
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2012 Author(s)
- Publication Year: 2012
- Pages: 194
- ISBN: 978-88-6655-105-8
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2012 Author(s)
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Book Title
"Homo oeconomicus". Paradigma, critiche, revisioni
Authors
Sergio Caruso
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
194
Publication Year
2012
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© 2012 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6655-107-2
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978-88-6655-105-8
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978-88-6655-109-6
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Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
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2704-5919
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