Philippe Gillig

RELATIVIZING THE HOMO ŒCONOMICUS : J. S. MILL ON THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

This paper deals with a debate about the universality of the “desire for wealth” in John Stuart Mill’s thought. The debate occurred in the literature in the 1980s, between four famous Millian commentators. This article constitutes an attempt to solve the debate by providing a rationale for the disagreement between both...