Christian Becker,
Pennsylvania: Logos und
Wirtschaft bei Aristoteles
Ein dogmenhistorischer Beitrag zur Diskussion des škonomischen RationalitŠtsbegriffes
Abstract: This paper provides a
philosophical contribution to the discourse on economic rationality. I refer to
the thought of Aristotle, and provide a detailed analysis of the Aristotelian
idea of the eco-nomy and the crucial meaning of the term logos, which is one of
the origins of the modern concept of rationality. I identify the specific role
Aristotle ascribes to the logos within the economy and, with this, specify the
Aristotelian conception of economic rationality. In reference to the
Aristotelian conception I suggest the introduction of a new integrative concept
of economic ratio-nality into modern discussions, which comprises several
dimensions of rationality – particularly an ethical dimension – and
simultaneously refers to substantial and instrumental aspects. I argue that
this new concept of economic rationality allows us to fundamentally reconsider
some methodological issues of modern economics as well as crucial ethical
issues of modern business.
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