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Antonio Genovesi, 1712-1769.

Italian philosopher and economist.

Antonio Genovesi was professor of ethics and philosophy at the University of Naples.  In 1754, Genovesi was appointed professor in "commerce and civil economics" at Naples -- arguably the first academic chair in economics in Europe.  

Antonio Genovesi has been regarded as the leader of the "Neapolitan" branch of the Enlightenment.  His 1765 lectures on economics effectively lays out the Italian tradition -- combining a utility-based theory of value, utilitarian ethics and permitting a role for the State in economic analysis.  Genovesi introduced a mathematical formula where value was equal to demand divided by the volume of consumable goods.  Highly influential upon Galiani.

 

  

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Major Works of Antonio Genovesi

  • Disciplinarum metaphysicarum elementa, 1743
  • Elementa metaphysicae mathematicum in modum adornata, 1743-5
  • Elementa logico-criticae, 1745
  • Discorso sul vero fine delle lettere e delle scienze, 1753
  • Meditazioni filosofiche su la religione e la morale, 1758
  • Lezioni de commercio o sia d'economia civile, 1765. 
  • La logica per li giovinetti, 1766
  • Diocesina: ossia filosofia del giusto e dell'onesto, 1776

 
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