1. An Illusion of Order -- 2. The Power of Beliefs: The Organisational Principles of Economics' Paradigmatic Core -- 3. A Sense of Irrelevance -- 4. On Freedom and Justice: A Note Pertaining to Economics' Liberal Connection -- 5. On Human Sociality I -- 6. Human Sociality II: Intrinsic...

1. An Illusion of Order -- 2. The Power of Beliefs: The Organisational Principles of Economics' Paradigmatic Core -- 3. A Sense of Irrelevance -- 4. On Freedom and Justice: A Note Pertaining to Economics' Liberal Connection -- 5. On Human Sociality I -- 6. Human Sociality II: Intrinsic...

<title>Abstract</title> In this paper we confront attempts to bring Smith closer to utilitarianism. We show that Smith's conception of utility is not utilitarian. While the pursuit of 'pleasure' could lie behind human behaviour, it is not the pleasure referred to by utilitarianism. Instead, utility, in its...

The aim of this paper is to examine how the presence of social attitudes (our views of the others as a collective) may influence the effectiveness of re-distributive policies. The analysis will be focused on individuals' attitudes towards income which is directly connected to their own effort,...

Upon the uniformity in individuals' decision-making mechanism rests a great deal of the legitimacy of natural liberty. As we are all equally sovereign (cognitive-wise), we only strike deals that inevitably make us better off. We all gain from trade and thus, as everyone is better off, so must be...

<italic>The basic principles of Robbins's</italic> Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science <italic>are still present in most textbooks in economics. We thus face a combined problem of historical and contemporary nature. Robbins's assertion concerning the ethics–economics relationship has two main...</italic>