There is a small but interesting literature on the economics of love,
altruism, morality, and so on. My Beyond Profit and Self-Interest,
chapter 6, has a short summary with bibliographic
references.
For example:
Adam Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments
Kenneth Boulding, The Economy of Love and
Personally, I often think that love is smoking your last cigarette, and
knowing that you'll never smoke again, because your are faced with something
fantastic (or have something fantastic in your face) which makes that you
don't want to smoke anymore.
My hunch is that human awareness is best
Dennis Robertson. What Does the Economist Economize? in Economic
Commentaries. London: Staples Press, 1956, pp. 147-55.
He said that we economize love.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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Dennis Robertson. What Does the Economist Economize? in Economic
Commentaries. London: Staples Press, 1956, pp. 147-55.
He said that we economize love.
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Doesn't Albert O. Hirschman suggest something
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wrote:
Dennis Robertson. What Does the Economist
Economize? in Economic
Commentaries. London: Staples Press, 1956, pp.
147-55.
He said that we economize love.
Reminds me of that old song Love for Sale.
Interesting that the word wares appears in the
Mike Ballard wrote:
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wrote:
jks wrote:
joanna wrote:
snip happens
pish tosh! bah humbug! you sentimentalists! all you need to remember is
the words of the sister: what's love but a second hand emotion?
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore
pish tosh! bah humbug! you sentimentalists! all you
need to remember is
the words of the sister: what's love but a second
hand emotion?
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore
That it means more than that
;-)
If you look at What Is This Thing Called Love, it's
The knight sets forth...
1. In Mimesis in the Origins of Bourgeois Culture (Theory and Society,
Autumn, 1977) Sharon Zukin suggested that the Protestant ethic, to which
Weber attributed the spirit of capitalism -- Benjamin Franklin's
moralizing about hard work and thrift -- the cult of the
Porter is prety cold-eyed about love, which was my
point to Joanna. He's the fella that wrote Love For
Sale, among others.
Electric eels, I might add, do it
Though it shocks 'em I know
Why ask if shad do it
Waiter, bring me shadroe
Tom Walker
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Btw he does have a song called: It's A Chemical
Reaction, That's All
Yes, the divine Cyd Charisse sings it in terrific movie called Silk
Stockings. The movie itself is a remake of Ninotchka --which proved
Garbo can't do comedy. Anyway, the only remake I can think of that's
better than the
--- Joanna:
Why not simply say that human relationships are
bound by love. After all,
contracts are always conditional, whereas love is
not.
Ah, Joanna. What can one say to this? Here's one of my
my chief Authorities on love, Cole Porter:
What is this thing called love?
This funny thing
Joanna:
Why not simply say that human relationships are
bound by love. After all,
contracts are always conditional, whereas love is
not.
Dans les premires passions les femmes aiment l'amant, et dans les autres
elles aiment l'amour. -- Franois, duc de La Rochefoucauld
Tom Walker
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Tom Walker wrote:
Joanna:
Why not simply say that human relationships are
bound by love. After all,
contracts are always conditional, whereas love is
not.
Dans les premires passions les femmes aiment l'amant, et dans les autres
elles aiment l'amour. -- Franois, duc de La Rochefoucauld
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