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Utility-Enhancing Consumption Constraints

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The Greek poets and philosophers, united in a belief that men and women perceive the world around them very poorly, for this reason describe much of human behavior as fumbling for happiness in the dark. By contrast, perception failure is anathema to the modern tradition, as even the most innocent sort plays havoc with modern preference axioms.

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  • Levy, David, 1988. "Utility-Enhancing Consumption Constraints," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 4(1), pages 69-88, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:ecnphi:v:4:y:1988:i:01:p:69-88_00
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    1. Sandra J. Peart & David M. Levy, 2023. "Menger and Jevons: beliefs and things," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 36(2), pages 271-287, June.
    2. Francesco Parisi, 2000. "The Cost of the Game: A Taxonomy of Social Interactions," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 9(2), pages 99-114, March.
    3. Ronald Heiner, 1990. "Rule-governed behavior in evolution and human society," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 19-46, December.
    4. Sandra Peart & David Levy, 2008. "Discussion, construction and evolution: Mill, Buchanan and Hayek on the constitutional order," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 3-18, March.
    5. Cameron, Samuel, 1997. "The economics of preference change: The case of arts therapy," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 18(4), pages 453-463, June.
    6. Susan Feigenbaum & Lynn Karoly & David Levy, 1988. "When votes are words not deeds: Some evidence from the Nuclear Freeze Referendum," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 58(3), pages 201-216, September.
    7. Francesco Parisi, 1995. "Toward a theory of spontaneous law," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 6(3), pages 211-231, October.

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