The Changing Concept of Human Nature as the Answer to the Actual Problems of the Economics: the Neoclassical vs. Feminist Economics

Abstract

This paper focuses on extracting main features of the concept of human nature in feminist economics and comparing it to the homo oeconomicus basing on some crucial works developed within those disciplines. Therefore the method applied to this research is mainly a content analysis of representative of those economic schools. In order to evaluate main differences between the anthropological assumptions of those economic schools, the tool to this comparison is developed. This tool is effect of research on the meaning, role, functions, and main elements of concepts of human nature. It allows for differentiate within the concept of human nature main levels and dimensions, and look for them while conducting a content analysis of representative writings.

A New Paradigm of Economic Policy Based on the Synthesis of Orthodox and Heterodox Economics

“…The problem of exclusion and the need to reduce it, is also discussed within social economics, and feminist economics [Horodecka 2015a]. One of prominent representatives of feminist economics, Nobel Prize winner, Amartya Sen emphasizes that the goal of economic policy can neither be only an increase in income nor traditional policy of redistribution.…”

“…Thirdly, it is a similar view at economic system as comparatively autonomous and isolated from the socio-cultural, natural and political environment, i.e. the economic system is not regarded as the part of more complex meta-system [Horodecka 2008;Horodecka 2015a].…”