Towards an economic analysis of taste: What philosophy of taste is teaching us

Christian Barrère ()
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Christian Barrère: REGARDS - Recherches en Économie Gestion AgroRessources Durabilité Santé- EA 6292 - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

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Abstract: Is an economic theory of taste possible? Is it necessary? How to build an economic analysis of taste? As the philosophical enquiry is the precondition for the conceptual definition of the notion of taste it seems necessary to consider the main lessons of philosophy of taste for economic theory. It is the aim of this paper. And, to correctly appreciate these lessons and define their stakes we will start (point 2) by considering how economic analysis is dealing with tastes. The third part of the paper considers the emergence of the theory of taste. The fourth one presents the classical theory, elaborated by Kant, and the fifth one the post-Kantian theories. Finally, the sixth part examines the lessons the philosophic debate on taste can bring for building an economic approach of taste.

Keywords: Philosophy of taste; Kantian approach; Tastes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09
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Published in Enometrica, 2009, vol. 2 (n°2, September 2009.), pp.9-39

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