Discursive Rationality and the Division of Labour
How Cooperation Emerges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2809232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jörg Guido Hülsmann (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 713-727 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1999.tb03391.x |
| OpenAlex | W1933021384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
One of the great achievements of economic science is the explanation of the benefits of the division of labour in market economies. However, despite its merits this utilitarian explanation is insufficient as an account for the widespread division of labour. This insufficiency stems from the normative shortcomings of the harmony-of-interests doctrine, which cannot justify the respect of private-property titles and. therefore, cannot explain on purely utilitarian grounds the fact that the division of labour is as widespread as it in fact is. Mariam Thalos has recently provided a partial solution to this problem by arguing that religious relief in God performs a public function that facilitates human co-operation. In critical elaboration of her thesis, the division of labour is explained by taking into account a different aspect of human reason, namely, discursive rationality
Division of labour · Doctrine · Economics · Harmony (color) · Law and economics · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · Normative · Political science · Positive economics · Private property · Rationality · Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2020 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |