The Passions and the Interests First Princeton Classics Edition by Albert Hirschman 9781400848515 1400848512
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ISBN 10: 1400848512
ISBN 13: 9781400848515
Author: Albert O. Hirschman
In this volume, Albert Hirschman reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests–so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice–was assigned the role of containing the unruly and destructive passions of man. Hirschman here offers a new interpretation for the rise of capitalism, one that emphasizes the continuities between old and new, in contrast to the assumption of a sharp break that is a common feature of both Marxian and Weberian thinking. Among the insights presented here is the ironical finding that capitalism was originally supposed to accomplish exactly what was soon denounced as its worst feature: the repression of the passions in favor of the “harmless,” if one-dimensional, interests of commercial life. To portray this lengthy ideological change as an endogenous process, Hirschman draws on the writings of a large number of thinkers, including Montesquieu, Sir James Steuart, and Adam Smith. Featuring a new afterword by Jeremy Adelman and a foreword by Amartya Sen, this Princeton Classics edition of The Passions and the Interests sheds light on the intricate ideological transformation from which capitalism emerged triumphant, and reaffirms Hirschman’s stature as one of our most influential and provocative thinkers. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
The Passions and the Interests First Table of contents:
PART ONE. How the Interests were Called Upon to Counteract the Passions
The Idea of Glory and Its Downfall
Man “as he really is”
Repressing and Harnessing the Passions
The Principle of the Countervailing Passion
“Interest” and “Interests” as Tamers of the Passions
Interest as a New Paradigm
Assets of an Interest-Governed World: Predictability and Constancy
Money-Making and Commerce as Innocent and Doux
Money-Making as a Calm Passion
PART TWO. How Economic Expansion was Expected to Improve the Political Order
Elements of a Doctrine
1. Montesquieu
2. Sir James Steuart
3. John Millar
Related yet Discordant Views
1. The Physiocrats
2. Adam Smith and the End of a Vision
PART THREE. Reflections on an Episode in Intellectual History
Where the Montesquieu-Steuart Vision Went Wrong
The Promise of an Interest-Governed World versus the Protestant Ethic
Contemporary Notes
Afterword
Notes
Index
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