Homo Economicus in XXI Century

Varvara Rogozhnikova ()

No 23, Working Papers from Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics

Abstract: The article deals with the thesis, that the modern neoclassical model of «homo economicus» corresponds to the real human type, acting in all the spheres of Western and Russian social life today. In support to this hypothesis author comes up with two arguments: social-anthropological and ideological. The first one touches on the transformation in the mode of life of an individual and the whole societies of Western Europe and USA. As the result of this transformation it became possible to speak about the supremacy of the “capitalistic spirit” in the West to the middle of XIX century. The second argument addresses to the ideological basis of such a transformation, and present some evidences of the existence of the «homo economicus» in the Russian social-cultural area.

Keywords: homo economicus; neoclassical economic theory; philosophy of economics; methodology of economics; neoliberalism. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B40 B41 B5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2015-09
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