Common Humanity
- Created by: kmules15
- Created on: 25-03-22 10:52
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- Common Humanity
- Based on assumptions of human nature
- Humans = tendency towards cooperation, sociability and rationalism
- Prefer to cooperate over compete
- Individual cannot be understood without ref to soc, behaviour is socially determined
- Humans = tendency towards cooperation, sociability and rationalism
- Advocate for cooperation based on positive view of human nature
- Naturally inclined to work together for common good
- Cooperation reflects idea of common humanity
- People who cooperate form bonds and channel capabilities of the whole group
- Competition = wasteful, promotes social divides + generates conflict
- Capitalist economic competition encourages people to reject their common humanity
- Self-centred and belligerent
- Capitalist economic competition encourages people to reject their common humanity
- Human motivation can not be driven by just material consideration but also by a moral view of people's soc role
- People should work hard to improve society because of social responsibility to other
- Moral incentive to improve rests on accepting common humanity
- People should work hard to improve society because of social responsibility to other
- Some material rewards are necessary for the econ to function
- These should be linked to moral incentives
- E.g econ growth boosts living standards AND provides the funds for welfare measures
- These should be linked to moral incentives
- Support for interventionist role of state
- Argue that the state can be used to control econ production + distrib for the better
- Advocate state intervention for those in need
- Argue that the state can be used to control econ production + distrib for the better
- Based on assumptions of human nature
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