Approximating prudence Aristotelian practical wisdom and economic models of choice
In a unique undertaking, Andrew Yuengert explores and describes the limits to the economic model ofthe humanbeing.He develops a careful accoun of human action and motivation known as a "background account" that is both non-mathematical and comprehensive. Approximating Prudence provides an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan
2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Perspectives from social economics
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991003807539708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Table of Contents:
- Practical wisdom and economic models of choice
- Is there anything economics cannot do? The need for a background account
- Practical wisdom, or thinking about what to do
- Objective functions and the goals of human action
- Risk, uncertainty, and contingency
- Virtue, or self-government in decision making
- Putting it all together: the synthetic character of practical wisdom
- Where does practical wisdom reside?
- An economics mindful of larger worlds
