Alternative Economical Apporach to the Phenomenon of Altruism
| Author: | Mgr. Pavel Štika |
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| Year: | 2006 - summer |
| Leaders: | prof. RNDr. Jiří Hlaváček CSc. |
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| Work type: | Economic Theory Masters |
| Language: | Czech |
| Pages: | 76 |
| Awards and prizes: | M.A. with distinction from the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences for an extraordinarily good masters diploma thesis |
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| Abstract: | In this paper I propose a possible solution which can enable economics to Tavole the phenomenon of genuine altruism. Inspired by post-classical streams of economic thought I come out from the koncept of methodological realism leasing to an organismic perception of men. Habitual behaviour is then identified as a response of procedurally rational individua to the environment of Fundamentals uncertainty. Further I enlarge perceiving of men by the conception of Jung´s psychology of personality and the theory of cognitive dissonance. Distorting influence of the unconscious part of psyche and conceptual way of reality perception enhance importace of habits. I propose a model, which reflects all the facto mentioned above. As an optima response to the model environment I identify certain form of altruism represented by following of the sum-of-utilities maximization rule. By comparison of the model and reality I come to the probléme of social influence on habitual equipment of an individua and I identify situations observed in real life, which are similar to the modelled one. Following the optics of the model I next briefly handle with probléme of institutional change and koexistence of different cultures. |
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