Positive Ethics in Economics: Volume 14, Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology

by Bazin,Damien

• ISBN13: 9780765803252
• ISBN10: 0765803259
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In volume 14 of the distinguished Praxiology series, editors Jr me Ballet and Damien Bazin examine the concept of positive ethics in economics. Positive ethics is first and foremost a model for the construction of theoretical economic reasoning reflecting on ethical practices within economics and introducing a model of reasoning that takes individual ethical behavior and its aftereffects into account. Divided into three parts, in Altruism, the contributors discuss the notion of unselfish concern for the welfare of other, and its place in economic practice, in Commitment, the authors discuss reason as being central to economic theory as well as the position of ethical behavior, and in Responsibility, the idea that man is not an island unto himself but a being involved in a set of relationships, is examined. If a person is simultaneously responsible for himself and others, then how far does his responsibility extend?

Table of Contents

On the concept of altruism	p. 23
Methodological aspects of altruism in economics	p. 41
Cooperation and reciprocity	p. 63
Beyond altruism : commitment?	p. 95
The ideal observer : a figure of economic theory	p. 119
Kantian economics : retrospect and prospect	p. 155
For a positive analysis of responsibility and duty	p. 187
The economic person and responsibility	p. 201
Some reflections on responsibility and happiness in economics	p. 225
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