Reconciling homo economicus and John Dewey's ethics

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-243

  White, Mark D ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; John Dewey; Preferences; Rationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345060003     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350178032000071093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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