Description
Book SynopsisThese volumes bring together important recent works by economists and philosophers on foundational topics; including the idea of utility and the role of preferences; interpersonal comparability and the commensurability of values, the relationship between rationality and morality, the status of rules, rights and norms, and fairness and equality.
These readings collected here provide an overview of the key structural issues at the interface of ethics and economics. This reference collection will be welcomed by all those with an interest in economics and philosophy.
Trade Review' . . . important articles are gathered which can highly be recommended for those interested in or curious about the normative agenda of economics . . . the selection is useful and comprehensible.' -- Peter Kalmbach, Kyklos
Table of Contents48 articles, dating from 1954 to 1993 Contents: Volume I: Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Utility and Preferences Part II: Dispositions and Meta-Preferences Part III: Interpersonal Compararbility and Commensurability Part IV: Rationality and Morality Name Index • Volume II: Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Rules, Rights and Norms Part II: Fairness and Equality Part III: Overview Name Index
