Choice in Everyday Life: Individuals, Incommensurability and Democracy / Edition 1

by Robert Urquhart

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:	9780415700122
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/19/2005
Series:	Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(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