Meta‐Preferences
Reconsidering Contemporary Notions of Free Choice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8078698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Lloyd George (0000-0002-5726-0255, corresponding author), David George (0000-0002-4337-389X) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3/4 |
| Pages | 92-107 |
| Publication date | 1984-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-8293 • E-ISSN: 1758-6712 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/eb013968 |
| OpenAlex | W2043748719 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 7 |
There has been no shortage of challenges to that most fundamental of all neo‐classical assumptions according to which people always act so as to maximise their utility. The most frequently heard objection has centred on the observation that acts of altruism are all around us. This incontestable fact has not led to a rejection of the self‐interest assumption but has instead resulted in the incorporation of altruistic actions into the standard utility function. While there may be legitimate doubts about the process of converting a positive statement into a tautology, this tautological sense of utility maximisation will be retained throughout this essay. Following Houthakker, in all that ensues it will be assumed that “preference is related to choice as the possible to the actual. A person prefers a to b if, when confronted with a choice between a and b , he chooses a”(l
Altruism (biology · Economic shortage · Economics · Epistemology · Function (biology · Law and economics · Mathematical economics · Microeconomics · Positive economics · Preference · Revealed preference · Statement (logic · Tautology (logic · Computer Science · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · Philosophy · Social Psychology
Which choices merit deference? A comparison of three behavioural proxies of subjective welfare
The hierarchy of need and moral economics
Humanistic economics again
Rational Choice
Working Longer Hours
Does the Market Create Preferred Preferences
Are Unpreferred Preferences Weak in Symbolic Content
Social Influence and Individual Preferences
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2023 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |