Pragmatism and economics: William James' contribution
探讨威廉·詹姆斯关于习惯、选择、理性和自利的分析，指出其将情感纳入人类心理的关键作用，并联系经济学文献，说明其实用主义对现代经济理论的贡献。
In addition to his treatment of habit, which is widely recognised as contributing to a theory of institutions, William James' discussion of choice and rationality, as well as self-interest, make significant contributions to areas of concern in modern economic theory. James' incisive and insightful analysis of these and related phenomena is achieved in part by including, together with instinct and habit, emotions as a key faculty of human psychology. Each of these themes is discussed in the present paper, and connected with aspects of relevant economic literature, in order to indicate the contribution of James' pragmatism to economic theory. Copyright The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved., Oxford University Press.