Modern economics
The case of the disappearing body?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23206753 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Amariglio (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-103 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Journal of Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-166X • E-ISSN: 1464-3545 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cje/26.1.81 |
| OpenAlex | W2082459373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
The human body is said, by critics of mainstream, modern economics, to have 'disappeared' from economic theory over the past century. Like subjectivity, the body is thought to have been displaced through mathematical formalism. In this paper, we present the story of this purported disappearance, from the emergence of the 'full' desiring and labouring body in Classical economics to its supposed elimination in contemporary neoclassical theory. We also present a critique of this narrative, since the story of the body's disappearance presumes a universal 'real' body as a norm. In criticising this story for its humanism and universalism, we provide an alternative reading of contemporary neoclassical economics in which a decentred, fragmented, 'postmodern' body (rather than no body at all) can be seen to emerge. Copyright 2002, Oxford University Press.
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2024 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |