Overview
- The first book to suggest that the homo economicus model can be refined by the concept of homo amans
- Brings together scholars to discuss the importance of relational anthropology for contemporary economics
- Engages various academic disciplines in discussing relational anthropology for economics
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: Ethical Economy (SEEP, volume 61)
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This open access book offers a multidisciplinary dialogue on relational anthropology in contemporary economics. A particular view of the human being is often assumed in economic models, but seldom acknowledged let alone explicated. Addressing this neglected area of research in economic studies, altogether the contributors touch upon the importance and potential of virtues, the notions of freedom and self-love, the potential of simulation models, the dialectics of love, and questions of methodology in constructing a relational anthropology for contemporary economics. The overall result is a highly informative and constructive dialogue, establishing inter alia a research agenda for future collaborative and multidisciplinary study.
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Keywords
- Reasonable Compromise
- Relational Anthropology for Contemporary Economics
- Towards a Relational Anthropology Fostering
- Economics of Human Flourishing
- God’s Work in the World
- The Deep Compatibility of Real Liberalism
- Homo Amans in the Economy: A Utopia?
- Homo Amans and Revolutionary Altruism
- the Anthropological Foundations of Economic Practice
- How to Change What Cannot be Changed
- Open Access
Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jermo van Nes is Assistant Professor of New Testament at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF), Leuven, Belgium. At ETF, he was Senior Researcher in the Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics. He is also a Research Associate in the Department of New Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His research has been published in academic journals such as New Testament Studies, Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, Novum Testamentum, and the Journal for the Study of the New Testament.
Patrick Nullens is Full Professor of Systematic Theology with a focus on Christian Ethics, and former Rector of the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF), Leuven, Belgium. He is the founder of ETF’s Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics. He is also Extraordinary Professor of Leadership Ethics and Humane Society at the University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands. As a widely published author in the field of theology, ethics, leadership, and humanistic management, his research focus is on the need for new leadership and governance to carry out the urgent transitions in sustainability and social justice.
Steven C. van den Heuvel is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology with a focus on Christian Ethics at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF), Leuven, Belgium, and Director of ETF’s Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics. He published inter alia on the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and ecological ethics. Furthermore, he edited a number of scholarly volumes, published by Springer, Palgrave, Peeters, and Routledge. At ETF, he is involved with various research projects on (theological) anthropology, including “The Hope Project” and “Homo Florens,” both funded by the Goldschmeding Foundation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Relational Anthropology for Contemporary Economics
Book Subtitle: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Editors: Jermo van Nes, Patrick Nullens, Steven C. van den Heuvel
Series Title: Ethical Economy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84690-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84689-3Published: 23 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84692-3Published: 23 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-84690-9Published: 22 January 2022
Series ISSN: 2211-2707
Series E-ISSN: 2211-2723
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 220
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Man, Cultural Economics, Social Anthropology, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary