Il presente lavoro prende le mosse dal seguente quesito: in che misura muto' fra Sei e Settecento la visione delle relazioni fra natura e rapporti economici? Piu' specificamente ci si domanda se la visione della natura degli autori presmithiani fosse la stessa di Adam Smith e, una volta valutata...

The aim of this essay is to describe the concept of self-interest and show how it relates to the idea of the individual as an economic agent, focusing only on Smith's Wealth of Nations. Self-interest is analysed from three different perspectives that highlight its conceptual complexity. The...

La tesi sostenuta in questo lavoro Š che nell'opera di Hayek vi siano non una, ma due nozioni di conoscenza. La prima Š una conoscenza informazionale consistente in un insieme di dati dispersi fra una molteplicita' di agenti. La seconda Š una conoscenza potenziale, conosciuta nella...

An important observer in Italy of the debate on market socialism was Attilio Cabiati, who discussed the central issues of the controversy with Luigi Einaudi from a Paretian perspective. The essay shows how Cabiati addressed those issues, pointing out some peculiarities in his intellectual style....

Firstly, the paper seeks to show that Simon's notion of bounded rationality should be interpreted in light of its connection with artificial intelligence. This connection points out that bounded rationality is a highly structured concept, and sheds light on several implications of Simon's...

A review essay on Richard N. Langlois, The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism. Schumpeter, Chandler, and the New Economy. London and New York, Routledge, 2007, pp. 122.

This paper aims to bring to light the explanatory model that is hidden beneath the wealth of detail of Industry and Trade. Based on the pair innovation-routine, which is itself a variation of the Darwinian pair variation-selection, the model acts as a guide to Marshall’s investigation of firm...