Title: Values and economic theory: The case of hedonism
Author: Drakopoulos, S. A.
Source: 1991, pp. ix, 235
Publisher Information: Aldershot, U.K.; Brookfield, Vt. and Sydney:
Ashgate, Avebury
Publication Date: 1991
Abstract:
Demonstrates that the hedonistic approach has played a
central role in the development of orthodox economic theory.
Discusses the meaning of hedonism and its origins in ancient
Greek thought; the reappearance of hedonism and its
introduction to economics; the hedonistic influence on
marginalism; the attempt to downplay hedonism in
economics; the theory of choice; the current state of
microeconomic theory; nonhedonistic economic approaches;
and the issue of value systems in orthodox economics.
Drakopoulos is Lecturer in Economics at the University of
Aberdeen. Name index.
Descriptors:
History of Thought through 1925: General (B100)
Household Behavior: General (D100)
Keywords:
Microeconomics
ISBN:
1-85628-200-7