The Harm Principle: How to live your life the way you want to

In diesem Vortrag in ökonomischer Philosophie stellt Dr.in Silja Graupe, Lehrende und Mitbegründerin der Cusanus Hochschule für Gesellschaftsgestaltung eine neue Form der Erkenntnisgewinnung im Bereich ökonomischer Entscheidungen vor. Als Gegenströmung zur Verhaltensökonomik oder zu rationaler Nutzenmaximierung werden Gemeinsinn, Imagination und Pluralität in der Ökonomie verankert.

This module examines current socio-political issues through the lens of pluralism, that is pluralism of theory, pluralism of method and interdisciplinary pluralism

This paper starts with an evaluation of three common arguments against pluralism in economics: (1) the claim that economics is already pluralist, (2) the argument that if there was the need for greater plurality, it would emerge on its own, and (3) the assertion that pluralism means ‘anything goes’ and is thus unscientific. Pluralist responses to all three arguments are summarized. The third argument is identified to relate to a greater challenge for pluralism: an epistemological trade-off between diversity and consensus that suggests moving from a discussion about ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ towards a discussion about the adequate degree of plurality. We instantiate the trade-off by showing how it originates from two main challenges: the need to derive adequate quality criteria for a pluralist economics, and the necessity to propose strategies that ensure the communication across different research programs. The paper concludes with some strategies to meet these challenges.

Cet article propose une réflexion très intéressante autour de l'enseignement des Sciences Economiques et Sociales (SES) en France, au lycée. En retraçant son évolution, de 1967 jusqu'à la dernière réforme de 2019, cet article nous montre que les SES font l'objet de nombreuses controverses didactiques et même idéologiques (certains veulent …