A Humean theory of choice of which rationality may be one consequence

European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-111

  Diaye, Marc Arthur ^a   Lapidus, André ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Choice; Decision; Desire; Hume; Passion; Preference; Rationality; Will

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544383390     PISSN: 09672567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0967256042000338050     Document Type: Article

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