TY - JOUR
T1 - II-Ownership, property and belonging: Some lessons to learn from thinkers of antiquity about economics and success
AU - Rowett, Catherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 THE ARISTOTELIAN SOCIETY.
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - I explore some enlightening alternative economic theories in Plato's Republic which help to cast doubt on standard models of rationality in economics. Starting from Socrates' suggestion that things work best if everyone says 'mine' about the same things, I discuss a kind of 'belonging' which merits more attention in political and economic theory. This kind of belonging is not about owning property, but it can (better) explain the desire to do things for others and for the collective good. But did Socrates forget to invoke it when addressing the puzzle about why the philosopher would willingly return to the cave?
AB - I explore some enlightening alternative economic theories in Plato's Republic which help to cast doubt on standard models of rationality in economics. Starting from Socrates' suggestion that things work best if everyone says 'mine' about the same things, I discuss a kind of 'belonging' which merits more attention in political and economic theory. This kind of belonging is not about owning property, but it can (better) explain the desire to do things for others and for the collective good. But did Socrates forget to invoke it when addressing the puzzle about why the philosopher would willingly return to the cave?
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85198134763&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/arisoc/aoae004
DO - 10.1093/arisoc/aoae004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85198134763
VL - 124
SP - 29
EP - 48
JO - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
JF - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
SN - 0066-7374
IS - 1
ER -