Sex and Reason. Richard Posner Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992, 458 pp. US$35.95 cloth. ISBN 0-674-80279-9. Harvard University Press, 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Sex and Reason. Richard Posner Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992, 458 pp. US$35.95 cloth. ISBN 0-674-80279-9. Harvard University Press, 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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性与理性。
DOI:
10.1017/s0730938400019328
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发表时间:
1995
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M. Roele
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作者:
M. Roele
No longer are explicit markets the sole domain of economics. Gary Becker, Nobel laureate in 1992, has pioneered the application of economic analysis to issues of nonmarket behavior, including marriage and the family. In Sex and Reason, Richard Posner attempts to expand the domain of economic theory even further to include sexuality. The fact that Posner is a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit adds poignancy to his analysis. He expresses the hope (p. 5) that his analysis will shame his colleagues in the legal profession for ignoring the rich multidisciplinary literature on sexuality. Posner's wider ambition is