La invención del homo economicus y la expulsión de a ética de la economía. ¿Un camino sin retorno?

Through a literature review, this article analyses the relationships between Ethics and Economics, and the process to which the invention of the concept of homo economicus signied the separation of both disciplines that have been seen as different intellectual domains since then. However, the work h...

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Published inRevista de economía mundial Vol. 35; no. 35; pp. 229 - 247
Main Authors Miedes Ugarte, Blanca, Flores Ruiz, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Huelva Revista de Economia Mundial 01.09.2013
Manuela A. de Paz Báñez
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Business ethics
Economic theory
Economics
Ethics
Literature reviews
Social action
Studies
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Summary:Through a literature review, this article analyses the relationships between Ethics and Economics, and the process to which the invention of the concept of homo economicus signied the separation of both disciplines that have been seen as different intellectual domains since then. However, the work highlights some aspects of the criticism of prominent authors like A. Sen and A. O. Hirsch-man on neoclassical economic agency. These criticisms show that the link between both fields of thought had not been completely and definitively broken. One the last section, as conclusion, we suggest that nowadays there is evidence in the research field and in the social action terrain of such a link is being restored improving theoretical and practical capabilities of Economic Sciences to deal with main current human challenges.
ISSN:1576-0162
2340-4264