UID:
almahu_9949244238602882
Format:
1 online resource (240 p.)
ISBN:
9783110246339
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion , 49
Content:
Why give money to beggars? Why make sacrifices to help others? The current volume targets such questions with the tools of neoclassical and behavioural economics, philosophy, and sociology of religion. Both religion and economics are analyzed as social institutions that support human intra-group cooperation. Even if individuals are rational maximizers of personal utility, they yet must take into account the reciprocal nature of human relationships. It is better to be part of a cooperative group and make some personal sacrifices because, in the end, everybody benefits from this. Sometimes the metaphor of an invisible hand is used to describe the fact that economic exchange seems to follow some rules that guarantee the best possible result for everyone. In religion, it is of course the hand of God that guides the world. In both cases, individuals are in a way playing against a superior being that always seems to win. In this volume, some of the cognitive mechanisms and cultural selective forces behind this are examined by specialists in different fields of science. The first contributions analyze theoretical and methodological issues; in later chapters, developments in the European history are explored from the perspectives of sociology and economic theory.
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
,
In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Social Sciences 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238532
In:
DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110638165
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2010, De Gruyter, 9783110233544
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2010, De Gruyter, 9783110233551
In:
E-BOOK PAKET THEOLOGIE/RELIGIONSWISS./JUDAISTIK 2010, De Gruyter, 9783110233643
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110246322
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110246339
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110246339
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110246339
