TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This paper aims to explain the modern unintended human-personal self-destruction and the importance of diverse society-specific holistic cultures (“native cultures”) and social value systems as the remedy.Design/methodology/approach This paper is a viewpoint, as both the explanation and the proposed remedy are based on the present author’s historical, theoretical and normative considerations.Findings First, the author’s interpretation of pre-modern to modern Western societies reveals that some important pre-modern Western values are given to the modern era as part of the market value system. Second, some Mercantilist ideas have strong influences on Classical economic theory and methodology. Third, the modern Western value system – the market value system – corresponds to the Core Synergism of Modern Civilization or the complex driving force of Modern Civilization.Social implications This paper is designed to facilitate reflection on the excessive emphasis on economic/market values.Originality/value The present author’s normative framework for social value system (“integral harmony”) is used for explaining a likely remedy of the unintended human-personal self-destruction. Also, for solving the human-personal predicament, this article integrates native culture, balance and harmony into economic thinking to promote sustainable development for a viable human future. Concluding remarks provide a summary for clarification of the remedy.
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
SN  - 0368-492X
DO  - 10.1108/K-01-2018-0047
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/K-01-2018-0047
AU  - Hiwaki Kensei
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Unintended human-personal self-destruction: can we save ourselves?
T2  - Kybernetes
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 298
EP  - 317
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -