Capitalism as culture: critique of economic reason
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Resumo: | The paper critically analyses how economic thought deals with the concept of culture. The first part of the text discusses how the dominant economic approaches, from Adam Smith to the neoclassical economics, explain the culture. According to these approaches, human rationality is predominantly utilitarian and calculating, the cultural sphere is external to the economic one and only indirectly influences it. The second part of the paper presents key elements for the understanding of culture in three fundamental heterodox economics thinkers, Marx, Veblen and Furtado. These authors deeply criticize the dominant economic thought and construct concepts that historicize and criticize capitalist societies. The third section presents criticisms on the way both orthodox and heterodox economic thoughts portray non-Western cultures, assume the predominance of capitalist rationality in modern society and presuppose that economic rationality is non-cultural. |
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Capitalism as culture: critique of economic reasonO capitalismo enquanto cultura: crítica da racionalidade econômicaThe paper critically analyses how economic thought deals with the concept of culture. The first part of the text discusses how the dominant economic approaches, from Adam Smith to the neoclassical economics, explain the culture. According to these approaches, human rationality is predominantly utilitarian and calculating, the cultural sphere is external to the economic one and only indirectly influences it. The second part of the paper presents key elements for the understanding of culture in three fundamental heterodox economics thinkers, Marx, Veblen and Furtado. These authors deeply criticize the dominant economic thought and construct concepts that historicize and criticize capitalist societies. The third section presents criticisms on the way both orthodox and heterodox economic thoughts portray non-Western cultures, assume the predominance of capitalist rationality in modern society and presuppose that economic rationality is non-cultural.Este artigo analisa criticamente como o pensamento econômico trabalha o conceito de cultura. Na primeira parte do texto é discutido o tratamento da cultura pelas abordagens econômicas dominantes, desde Adam Smith até a economia neoclássica. De acordo com tais abordagens, a racionalidade humana é predominantemente calculista e utilitarista, e a esfera cultural é externa ao âmbito econômico e só o influencia indiretamente. A segunda parte do artigo apresenta elementos centrais para o entendimento da cultura em três autores fundamentais da heterodoxia econômica: Marx, Veblen e Furtado. Esses autores criticam profundamente o pensamento econômico dominante e constroem conceitos que historicizam e criticam as sociedades capitalistas. A terceira seção apresenta críticas sobre como os pensamentos econômicos ortodoxo e heterodoxo retratam culturas não ocidentais, assumem a predominância da racionalidade capitalista na sociedade moderna e pressupõem que a racionalidade econômica não é cultural.Departamento de Ciências Econômicas da UFMG2019-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/5900Nova Economia; Vol. 29 No. Especial (2019): Special Issue "Culture and Development"; 1117-1139Nova Economia; v. 29 n. Especial (2019): Número Especial "Cultura e Desenvolvimento"; 1117-11391980-53810103-6351reponame:Nova Economia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)instacron:UFMGporhttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/5900/3029Copyright (c) 2019 Marcelo Soares Bandeira de Mello Filhoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMello Filho, Marcelo Soares Bandeira de2020-10-04T22:21:06Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/5900Revistahttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomiaPUBhttps://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/oai||ne@face.ufmg.br1980-53810103-6351opendoar:2020-10-04T22:21:06Nova Economia (Online) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)false |
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Capitalism as culture: critique of economic reason O capitalismo enquanto cultura: crítica da racionalidade econômica |
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The paper critically analyses how economic thought deals with the concept of culture. The first part of the text discusses how the dominant economic approaches, from Adam Smith to the neoclassical economics, explain the culture. According to these approaches, human rationality is predominantly utilitarian and calculating, the cultural sphere is external to the economic one and only indirectly influences it. The second part of the paper presents key elements for the understanding of culture in three fundamental heterodox economics thinkers, Marx, Veblen and Furtado. These authors deeply criticize the dominant economic thought and construct concepts that historicize and criticize capitalist societies. The third section presents criticisms on the way both orthodox and heterodox economic thoughts portray non-Western cultures, assume the predominance of capitalist rationality in modern society and presuppose that economic rationality is non-cultural. |
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