Economic Man and Original Sin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6344099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Hollis (University of East Anglia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-180 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1981.tb00485.x |
| OpenAlex | W2065936191 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 1 |
Are we descended from Adam or from rational economic homunculi? Rational-man theories usually favour the latter. But all four main versions run into famous puzzles of collective action. The cause is an underlying Humean philosophy of mind, by which desires, not reasons, move the rational man. When this is replaced, the idea of expressive rationality can be made to work. It requires a model of man, which gives human nature less variables and more constants. Among the constants there needs to be a pride, which spurs men both to create a social framework and to undermine their own creation. The old name for this source of social contradictions is Original Sin
Action (physics · Collective action · Economics · Epistemology · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Positive economics · Pride · Rational agent · Rationality · Sociology · Theology · Work (physics · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.35 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2020 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |