Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory

Autores
Fernández, Rodrigo A.
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Fil: Fernández, Rodrigo A. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
In the present paper a critical revision of some assumptions that underlie in the Theory of the Neoclassical Consumer, specially those referring to the characteristics of the Economy or Consuming Agent, which has among other characteristics an extreme rationality and a tendency towards the mathematical optimization in the consumption decisions. Some historical and methodology aspects are reviewed that explain the origin and development of the Homo-Economicus. Among the critics stand out: the Methodological Individualism, Preferences Exogeneity, Preferences Individuality, Opposition between Preferences and Values, Instrumental Rationality, and Information Limitless Management. In the paper one argues that the form in which it has been constructed, from the economy theory and especially of the consumer theory, the Homo-Economicus corresponds to a traditional philosophical approach, whereas some guidelines set out from Heidegge’s Existentialist Philosophy to surpass the limitations.
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Consumer theory
Homo-economicus
Economy agent representative
Methodological individualism
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
title Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
spellingShingle Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
Fernández, Rodrigo A.
Consumer theory
Homo-economicus
Economy agent representative
Methodological individualism
title_short Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
title_full Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
title_fullStr Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
title_full_unstemmed Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
title_sort Towards a new conceptualization of the homo-economicus contributions to the consumer theory
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández, Rodrigo A.
author Fernández, Rodrigo A.
author_facet Fernández, Rodrigo A.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Consumer theory
Homo-economicus
Economy agent representative
Methodological individualism
topic Consumer theory
Homo-economicus
Economy agent representative
Methodological individualism
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Fernández, Rodrigo A. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
In the present paper a critical revision of some assumptions that underlie in the Theory of the Neoclassical Consumer, specially those referring to the characteristics of the Economy or Consuming Agent, which has among other characteristics an extreme rationality and a tendency towards the mathematical optimization in the consumption decisions. Some historical and methodology aspects are reviewed that explain the origin and development of the Homo-Economicus. Among the critics stand out: the Methodological Individualism, Preferences Exogeneity, Preferences Individuality, Opposition between Preferences and Values, Instrumental Rationality, and Information Limitless Management. In the paper one argues that the form in which it has been constructed, from the economy theory and especially of the consumer theory, the Homo-Economicus corresponds to a traditional philosophical approach, whereas some guidelines set out from Heidegge’s Existentialist Philosophy to surpass the limitations.
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