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Die Historizitaet des Homo oeconomicus: Ein Plaedoyer fuer die Relativitaet dieses Menschenbildes (The Historicity of Homo Oeconomicus)

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Der Artikel beschaeftigt sich mit der Bedeutung des Homo oeconomicus fuer die Wirtschaftswissenschaften in der Vergangenheit, der Gegenwart und Zukunft. Quintessenz der Untersuchung ist, dass die wahre Bedeutung des Homo oeconomicus weniger in seiner methodologischen Funktion zu sehen ist, als vielmehr in seinem Beitrag zur Emanzipation der Oekonomik von der praktischen Philosophie. Da es sich bei der Entwicklung der Oekonomik zu einer den Naturwissenschaften nahestehenden Disziplin um einen historischen Prozess handelt, sollte der Homo oeconomicus relativ zu diesem betrachtet werden. (This article deals with the importance of the homo oeconomicus for economics in the past, the present and the future. The bottom line of the study is that the actual value of the Homo oeconomicus lies less in its methodological function but rather in its contribution to the emancipation of economics from practical philosophy. Since the evolvement of economics into a independent discipline related to the natural sciences is a historical process, the Homo oeconomicus should be considered a result of this process.)

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  • Kremser, Christian E. W., 2013. "Die Historizitaet des Homo oeconomicus: Ein Plaedoyer fuer die Relativitaet dieses Menschenbildes (The Historicity of Homo Oeconomicus)," Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik - Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 14(2), pages 218-236.
  • Handle: RePEc:nms:ethics:doi_10.1688/1862-0043_zfwu_2013_02_kremser
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    Keywords

    Homo Oeconomicus; History of Economic Thought; Economic Ethics; Economic Anthro­pology; Methodology;
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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
    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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