Thoughtful Economic Man: Essays on Rationality, Moral Rules and Benevolence

1995 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 888
Author(s):  
David M. Levy ◽  
Gay Meeks
Keyword(s):  
Economic Man ◽  
Moral Rules

Thoughtful Economic Man: Essays on Rationality, Moral Rules and Benevolence.Gay Meeks

Ethics ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 572-574
Author(s):  
Donald C. Hubin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Man ◽  
Moral Rules

Social-Psychological Models in Labor Motivation Analysis

2004 ◽  
pp. 90-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Surkov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Economic Man ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychological Models ◽  
Social Psychological Approach

Benefits of using social-psychological approach in the analysis of labor motivations are considered in the article. Classification of employees as objects of economic analysis is offered: "the economic man", "the man of the organization", "the social man" and "the asocial man". Related models give the opportunity to predict behavior of the firm in different situations, such as shocks of various nature.

The Sophists

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gagarin ◽  
Paul Woodruff
Keyword(s):  
Common Interests ◽  
Moral Rules

This article shows that important questions remain to be answered about the topics the sophists studied and taught, and their views, both positive and negative, about truth, religion, and convention. The sophists are united more by common methods and attitudes than by common interests. All sophists, for example, challenged traditional thinking, often in ways that went far beyond questioning the existence of the gods, or the truth of traditional myths, or customary moral rules, all of which had been questioned before. Gorgias, for example argued that nothing exists; Protagoras found fault with Homer's Greek; and Antiphon presented arguments for the innocence of someone who seems obviously guilty. In challenging traditional views, the sophists liked to use deliberately provocative, sometimes paradoxical arguments that seem aimed at capturing the audience's attention rather than enlightening them.

Economic Man: In Relation to His Natural Environment.C. Reinold Noyes

1950 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-422
Author(s):  
Bert F. Hoselitz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Man

scholarly journals Thorstein Veblen on economic man: toward a new method of describing human nature, society, and history

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Traditional Theory ◽  
Characteristic Method ◽  
Classical Concept ◽  
Qualitative Aspect ◽  
Thorstein Veblen ◽  
Economic Action ◽  
Economic Man ◽  
Logical Connection ◽  
Theory Of Human Nature

AbstractThe fact that Veblen was a keen critic of the neo-classical concept of “economic man” is well known. However, the following issues have not been discussed in enough depth: how he rebuilt the traditional theory of human nature through his new methodology of economics, how much his methodological revision broadened the scope of economics, and what kind of phenomena Veblen’s economic theory elucidates. This article examines these issues and aims to show the logical connection between Veblen’s controversial proposal on the methodology of economics and his analysis of economic phenomena. Specifically, it reconsiders Veblen’s analysis of economic action using a unique concept of instincts, his logic of explaining the relation between society and human nature, his way of drawing history from the relativistic worldview, and his characteristic method of grasping the cause and effect of economic phenomena. Finally, it highlights the importance of modifying the concept of “economic man” by focusing on the qualitative aspect. Particular reference is made to the economic concepts of utility, efficiency, and intangibility.

The Philosophy and Rhetoric of Auditor Independence Concepts

2004 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Ann Reiter ◽  
Paul F. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Moral Foundation ◽  
Corporate Scandals ◽  
Economic Man ◽  
Accounting Scandals ◽  
Relational Concepts ◽  
American Society

Abstract:This paper analyzes the rhetoric surrounding the profession’s presentations of auditor independence. We trace the evolution of the character of the auditor from Professional Man in the early years of the twentieth century to the more public and abstract figures of Judicial Man and Economic Man. The changing character of the auditor in the profession’s narratives of legitimation reflects changes in the role of auditing, in the economic environment, and in the values of American society. Economic man is a self-interested and shallow character who offered the auditing profession little protection against involvement in corporate scandals. In the wake of recent accounting scandals, the profession is calling for a return to the character of Professional Man to restore trust in audits and the financial markets.We also analyze the philosophical bases of the metaphors surrounding auditor independence. These metaphors, particularly the metaphor of independence as separation, create problems in conceptualizing independence concepts. How can you discuss appropriate relationships when your basic concept is one of separation, or no relationship? On the other hand, relational concepts of independence are also flawed if they are not based on a firm moral foundation. We suggest how the profession can act to rebuild its moral foundation through recognition of collective responsibility.

Thinking in terms of law and mortality

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Greenawalt
Keyword(s):  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Avoidance Strategies ◽  
Standards Of Conduct ◽  
Moral Rules ◽  
Moral Behaviors ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Relationship

The author lays a blueprint for distinctions between legal and moral rules and socially accepted behavior, situations in which these distinctions set different standards of conduct, and the relationship among them. Several of the more common paradigms of cultural property disputes are then fit into the patterns of legal and moral rules and obligations, thus establishing a framework for the discussion of how to evaluate ethical or moral behaviors in varying circumstances. The author also considers the relevance of deontological and consequentialist arguments for the return of cultural property, as well as avoidance strategies by which a country of origin can make a claim for restitution while ignoring the long-term questions of the legitimacy, power, and responsibilities of national governments. The author concludes by emphasizing the difficulties in basing arguments concerning cultural property on moral evaluations and conclusions.

Economic Man—Social Woman?

1995 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELISABETH GIDENGIL
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Decomposition Approach ◽  
Federal Election ◽  
Economic Man ◽  
Market Solutions ◽  
Economic Considerations ◽  
The Welfare State

Do differences in basic values and concerns underlie differences in the issue positions of women and men? This article uses a decomposition approach to assess the contribution of male-female differences in basic values and concerns to the gender gap in support for the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement in the 1988 Canadian federal election. Drawing on the work of Gilligan and other “difference” theorists, I theorize these differences in terms of “social woman” and “economic man.” The results support this interpretation. Men were more likely to bring economic considerations to bear in evaluating the agreement, whereas women's opinions were more likely to be influenced by their commitment to the welfare state and their greater concern for social programs. Women also proved to be more egalitarian and less persuaded of the virtues of competition and market solutions than were men.

Regulatory comments as tools of family socialization: A comparison of Estonian, Swedish and Finnish mealtime interaction

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIIA TULVISTE ◽  
LUULE MIZERA ◽  
BOEL DE GEER ◽  
MARJA-TERTTU TRYGGVASON
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Family Interaction ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Family Socialization ◽  
Conversational Partner ◽  
Moral Rules ◽  
Sociocultural Contexts ◽  
Family Mealtimes

The present study's aim is to pinpoint the characteristics of verbal socialization in family interaction in five different sociocultural contexts. Families with early adolescent children (M = 11.5 years) were compared with regard to regulatory comments issued during family mealtimes. Three monocultural groups consisted of 20 Estonian, 20 Swedish, and 20 Finnish families living in their countries of origin; two bicultural and bilingual groups consisted of 20 Estonian and 20 Finnish families residing in Sweden. Regulatory comments were defined as utterances aimed at influencing the conversational partner to behave according to social and conversational rules. Contrary to expectations, cultural differences were not found in discussions dealing with table manners and conversational rules, but the number of comments on perceived violations of moral rules was much greater in the Swedish material. Swedish early adolescents commented significantly more than their Estonian and Finnish counterparts, indicating more asymmetrical communication in Estonian and Finnish families.

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