Following the sociologist Wilhelm Heitmeyer,
economistic attitudes are attended by negative stereotypes about social
fringe groups. As a result they cause the Economisation and
De-Solidarisation of the Society. Therefore, economists have a good
reason to be worried about such findings because the complained
economistic attitudes are exactly what every textbook of economics is
teaching us.
From this perspective, it raises some
important questions: Is the economic science a misanthrophic science?
Does economics base on negative stereotypes such as described by Loïc Wacquant
in “Punir les Pauvres” (Punishing the Poor)? What does the history of
economic thoughts tell us about the relation of stereotypes and economic
arguments? What are the ethical proplems in detail? Which approaches
exist to solve such problems?
Literature: Thieme, Sebastian (2013): Economics and misanthropy. In: Int. J. Management Concepts and Philosophy, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.83–102.
Literature: Thieme, Sebastian (2013): Economics and misanthropy. In: Int. J. Management Concepts and Philosophy, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.83–102.
