
Philosophical Foundations of Economic Reality
The dominant paradigm of the economy is based on homo economicus and its positivist, mechanistic and utilitarian approach. This leads to a form of ‘technical liberalism’, advocating a market without society in which individuals are reduced to property rights and data subject to commercial transaction.
This book argues for a reconceptualisation of the philosophical foundations of economic reality in...
The dominant paradigm of the economy is based on homo economicus and its positivist, mechanistic and utilitarian approach. This leads to a form of ‘technical liberalism’, advocating a market without society in which individuals are reduced to property rights and data subject to commercial transaction.
This book argues for a reconceptualisation of the philosophical foundations of economic reality in...