The Economy of Recognition Person, Market and Society in Antonio Rosmini /

• Main Author: Hoevel, Carlos. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, 42
• Subjects: Economics.; Social sciences > Philosophy.; Economics > Methodology.; Social sciences > Methodology.; Economics/Management Science.; Methodology and the History of Economic Thought.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6058-5

Introducing an alternative philosophical foundation to the study of economics, this book explains and adopts the perspective of the Italian philosopher Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855), whose interpretation of economic action was fundamentally at odds with the prevailing and all-conquering utilitarianism...

Table of Contents:

• Contents
• Acknowledgement
• 1. Introduction: From Autism To Recognition
• 2. A Philosopher In Search For The Economy
• 3. The Utilitarian Paradigm
• 4. Recognizing The Truth: Human Action Beyond Utilitarianism
• 5. Economic Action, Happiness And Personalized Self-Interest
• 6. Rethinking Labor, Wealth And Consumption
• 7. Recognizing The Other: Rights And Ethics In Market Relations
• 8. A Critique Of Political Utilitarianism
• 9. Paths Towards Social Recognition
• 10. Instruments Of Economic Policy Under The Light
• 11. State Institutions, Civil Society, Family And Religion
• 12 Conclusion: Towards A New Economic Science
• Bibliography
• Index.