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Rationalitaet und Moralitaet – Zum systematischen Ort der Moral im Kontext von Praeferenzen und Restriktionen (Rationality and Morality – On the Systematic Place of Morality in the Context of Preferences and Beliefs)

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Im Zentrum des Beitrags steht die Frage, wie individuelle Moralitaet im Kontext der Theorie rationalen Handelns und der Verhaltensoekonomik konzipiert und modelliert werden kann. Zentral ist dabei die systematische Differenzierung zwischen Praeferenzen und Restriktionen (im Sinne von Beliefs). Im ersten Teil wird gezeigt, dass dies im Rahmen bekundeter Praeferenzen (revealed preferences) nicht bzw. nur sehr eingeschraenkt moeglich ist. Im zweiten Teil wird auf Basis eines aktuellen Ansatzes, der „Reason-based Theory of Rational Choice“, und einer neo-Kohlberg’schen Moraltheorie herausgearbeitet, wie dem genannten Anspruch Rechnung getragen werden kann. (The contribution focuses on the question how individual morality can be conceptualised and modelled in the context of rational choice theory and behavioural economics. In this respect it is crucial to differentiate systematically between preferences, on the one hand, and restrictions (in terms of beliefs), on the other. The first part reveals that this is not – or only to some very limited extent – possible on the basis of so-called revealed preferences. In the second part, individual morality is reconstructed and analysed in the framework of a current approach called 'reason-based theory of rational choice' and a neo-Kohlbergian moral theory.)

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  • Minnameier, Gerhard, 2016. "Rationalitaet und Moralitaet – Zum systematischen Ort der Moral im Kontext von Praeferenzen und Restriktionen (Rationality and Morality – On the Systematic Place of Morality in the Context of Preferen," Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik - Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 17(2), pages 259-285.
  • Handle: RePEc:rai:ethics:doi:10.1688/zfwu-2016-02-minnameier
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    Keywords

    Rational Choice Theory; Reason-based Theory; Social Preferences; Homo Economicus; Framing Effects; Moral Motivation; Situation-specific Morality; Neo-Kohlbergian Moral Theory;
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    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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