The Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value

by John B. Davis

The concept of the individual and his/her motivations is a bedrock of philosophy. All strands of thought at heart come down to a particular theory of the individual. Economics, though, is guilty of taking this hugely important concept without questioning how we theorise it. This superb book remedies this oversight.
The new approach put forward by Davis is to pay more attention to what moral philosophy may offer us in the study of personal identity,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415202191
• ISBN13: 9780415202190
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"