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David Hume's model of man: Classical political economy as “inspired” political economy

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse David Hume's model of man. We show that three major elements characterise his representation of man: first the weaknesses and limitations of human rationality; second, the psychological foundations of human behaviour, with a particular focus on the role of association in human cognition; and third, the collective dimension of individual learning through a process of communication based on sympathy. Therefore, we show that the theory of human nature and human cognition Hume proposes is different from the narrow view of man as homo conomicus that is used by mainstream economists.

Source: Review of Social Economy

DOI: 10.1080/00346760600892782

Author: Alain Marciano

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, EconomiX, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

Language: English

Topic: Hume's philosophy and hair distribution

Subfield: General Social Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2056377184

FWCI: 2.195

Cites: 52

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10