The Morality of Economic Behaviour: Economics a, Chiotis Paperback..

Name: The Morality of Economic Behaviour: Economics a, Chiotis Paperback..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Morality of Economic BehaviourEconomics as Ethics\nAuthor(s): Vangelis Chiotis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367507626, 978-0367507626\nSynopsis\nThe links between self-interest and morality have been examined in moral philosophy since Plato. Economics is a mostly value-free discipline, having lost its original ethical dimension as described by Adam Smith. Examining moral philosophy through the framework provided by economics offers new insights into both disciplines and the discussion on the origins and nature of morality.\n\nThe Morality of Economic Behaviour: Economics as Ethics argues that moral behaviour does not need to be exogenously encouraged or enforced because morality is a side effect of interactions between self-interested agents. The argument relies on two important parameters: behaviour in a social environment and the effects of intertemporal choice on rational behaviour. Considering social.