Choice in Everyday Life: Individuals, Incommensurability and Democracy

Choice in Everyday Life: Individuals, Incommensurability and Democracy

by Robert Urquhart
Choice in Everyday Life: Individuals, Incommensurability and Democracy

Choice in Everyday Life: Individuals, Incommensurability and Democracy

by Robert Urquhart

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Overview

Social choice and decision-making are key topics in economic theory and Robert Urquhart delves into the world of philosophy in this superb new book.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415648837
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/19/2012
Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
Pages: 258
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert Urquhart teaches Economics at the University of Denver. He has published articles on eighteenth-century political economy and the challenge it presents to modern economic theory.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I Tragic conflict, ethical order, and the polis 1 Gods and mortals 2 A human order 3 A tragic order PART II Incommensurable choice 4 Taking things seriously 5 Shapes and scales of choice 6 “The Jolly Corner” 7 Necessity and difficulty of life choice 8 The time of crossword puzzles 9 For small values PART III Individuality and democracy 10 The occurrence of individuality 11 Individuals, materialism, and democracy
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