TY  - JOUR
AB  - In today′s complex and interdependent society the meaning of the
individual and the meaning of the community become critical for the
functioning of a well‐ordered society. Examines the basic flaw in
classical economic reasoning which promotes an anti‐social meaning of
reality. Namely, its premisses limit reasoning to the analytical meaning
of the individual isolated from significance given to the importance of
community. Draws the conclusion that the scientific paradigm of economic
thought is limited in its ability to account for the ethical and moral
functioning of individuals as part of a moral community. It is a theory
of reasoning with little regard for broader human ends than
self‐interest efficiency. However, when the economic “technique” is
applied to society it becomes normative for behavioural definitions.
VL  - 21
IS  - 7
SN  - 0306-8293
DO  - 10.1108/03068299410064747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299410064747
AU  - Reilly Bernard J.
AU  - Kyj Myroslaw J.
PY  - 1994
Y1  - 1994/01/01
TI  - The Moral Community: An Additional Dimension to Individualistic
Rationalism
T2  - International Journal of Social Economics
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 3
EP  - 14
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -