„Homo oeconomicus” jako podstawa ekonomii – krytyka i alternatywy
Homo oeconomicus as the basis of economics. Criticism and alternatives

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is the critical evaluation of the concept of the man as the basis of the mainstream economy and to show possible, alternative directions of this concept transformations. The paper criticizes “homo oeconomicus” theory which focuses on methodological problems, inconsistency with the empirical knowledge on human functioning, omitting key elements in this human model which affect it and which adversely influence human behavior as an individual and group, as well as short-sightedness of this approach and inapplicability to current economic problems. Therefore there are among others alternative pictures of a human connected with the emergence of new economic directions, methodological changes and the extension of the range of research methods.

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