Użyteczność a maksymalizacja bogactwa: Filozoficzne zakorzenienie poglądów Chicagowskiej szkoły law & economics
Utility and Wealth-Maximisation: The Philosophical Foundations of the Chicago School of Law and Economics
Author(s): Beata Polanowska-SygulskaSubject(s): Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Philosophy of Law, Law on Economics, Socio-Economic Research, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej – Sekcja Polska IVR
Keywords: economic analysis of law; ethic of productivity; wealth-maximization; pragmatic decision procedure; teleological theory; utilitarianism;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the philosophical rootedness of the economic analysis of law. Utilitarianism is identified as the main source of inspiration for the law and economics movement. A brief account of the most important issues that utilitarianism raises is given. A detailed analysis of the complex relationship between utilitarianism and wealth-maximisation is carried out. The affinities and the differences between the two standpoints are specified. The main disparity, i.e. the status of both maximisation precepts is highlighted. The incoherence of R. Posner’s position including his pragmatic argument for wealth maximisation and his commitment to the thesis about ethical convergence is pointed out.
Journal: Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej
- Issue Year: 2/2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 5-14
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish
