Self-interest before Adam Smith : a genealogy of economic science /

Main Author: Force, Pierre.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series:Ideas in context ; 68
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Self-interest as a first principle; 2 Epicurean vs. Stoic schemes; 3 Self-interest and reason; 4 Passions, interests, and society; 5 Interested and disinterested commerce; 6 Self-interest and the public good; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.