| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Jacob Bjorheim (jacob.bjorheim@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Welcome to our seminar. It focuses on the individual in economics, i.e. the “economic man”. From a historical perspective, economists have dramatically changed his/her character. In our seminar we will explore when, how and why this person was transformed from being a “moral man” in the 18th and 19th century to becoming a secularized, fictional “model man” and, most recently, a “neuro man”. On our historical journey, we will encounter and explore several important religious, political and philosophical ideas and concepts that the economic man got himself involved in. For example, the “the invisible hand”, “impartial spectator”, “rational preferences and choice”, “markets”, “work”, "religion and innovation”, “value judgments”, etc. Our analysis thereof will be informed by academic papers and essays that have appeared in economic, religious and philosophical journals. |
| Lernziele | Having actively participated in the seminar, students will be able to: a. Describe the historical development of the “economic man” and discuss fundamental religious, philosophical and economic concepts related to this individual. b. Reproduce the most important questions arising from these developments and concepts; c. Understand, present and discuss an economic, religious or philosophical academic paper. |
| Literatur | Each weekly session addresses a specific topic. The topic will be supported by an academic paper that has been chosen by your lecturer. The weekly paper is made available in a designated folder at the seminar’s web-site (ADAM). General background/supporting literature: Davis, John B (2003): The Theory of the Individual in Economics – Identity and Value. Routledge. Iyer, Sriya (2016): “The New Economics of Religion”, Journal of Economic Literature, 54(2), 395-441. |
| Bemerkungen | Seminarsprache: Deutsch. Presentationsmaterial: Englisch. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | ZRWP / MSc students. Advanced BSc students with background in, for example, economics, finance, religious studies, philosophy, etc. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul: Praktische Philosophie (Master Studienfach: Philosophie) Modul: Religion, Gesellschaft, Staat (Masterstudium: Interreligious Studies) Modul: Religion, Ökonomie und Recht (Master Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) Modul: Theologie im Kontext des Weltchristentums (Masterstudium: Theologie) Modul: Wirtschaft und Religion (Masterstudium: Religion - Wirtschaft - Politik) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | To pass the course and earn 3 credit points, the student will: a. Attend, and actively participate in, the weekly sessions; b. Read and reflect on the weekly paper; Be prepared to answer questions posed therefrom. c. Introduce the pre-selected paper in one of the weekly sessions. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | eine Wiederholung, bester Versuch zählt |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Theologische Fakultät, studiendekanat-theol@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Zentr. Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik |