Interests, Sensationism and the Science of the Legislator: French "Philosophie économique", 1695-1830

Gilbert Faccarello and Philippe Steiner ()

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Abstract: For many centuries religion dominated the thought and behaviour of peoples. From the end of the 17th Century, however, it was progressively replaced by political economy, which in turn developed its full influence during the 19th Century, imposing a new "ethos" and a new "conduct of life". So that we might better understand this fact, a Weberian ideal-type is proposed: philosophie économique. Illustrated by the works of Boisguilbert, Quesnay, Turgot and Say, it elaborates three main elements: interested behaviour, sensationism and a specific conception of the "science of the legislator".

Keywords: Pre-Classical political economy; Logic of interest; Science of the legislator; Boisguilbert; Quesnay; Turgot; Say.; Economie politique pré-classique; XVIIIe siècle français; Logique de l'intérêt; Science du législateur (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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Published in European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2008, 15 (1), pp.1-23

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