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*I. The vanishing of the Nineteenth Century
== I. The vanishing of the Nineteenth Century ==
*II. The Rationalistic Bias of the Social Sciences of the West
== II. The Rationalistic Bias of the Social Sciences of the West ==
**1. The Greek approach to the analysis of society
=== 1. The Greek approach to the analysis of society ===
**2. The origins of the rationalist bias in European Thought
=== 2. The origins of the rationalist bias in European Thought ===
**3. The rationalist bias in the social doctrines of the Enlightenment
=== 3. The rationalist bias in the social doctrines of the Enlightenment ===
**4. The rationalist bias in the social doctrine of Marxism
=== 4. The rationalist bias in the social doctrine of Marxism ===
*III. The Return to a non-atomistic Concept of Society
== III. The Return to a non-atomistic Concept of Society ==
**1. Early attempts to formulate a non-atomistic concept of society
=== 1. Early attempts to formulate a non-atomistic concept of society ===
***a. The concept of the ‘oikos’ and the debate on primitivism
* a. The concept of the ‘oikos’ and the debate on primitivism
***b. The concept of social embeddedness
* b. The concept of social embeddedness
**2. Economic anthropology and the discovery of the institutional basis of social embeddedness
=== 2. Economic anthropology and the discovery of the institutional basis of social embeddedness ===
**3. The non-atomistic Concept of Society
=== 3. The non-atomistic Concept of Society ===
***a. Rights and obligations deriving from functional responsibilities
* a. Rights and obligations deriving from functional responsibilities
***b. Rights and obligations deriving from ethically-oriented interpersonal relationships
* b. Rights and obligations deriving from ethically-oriented interpersonal relationships
****1) The dilemma of personal relations and the two ethics
** 1) The dilemma of personal relations and the two ethics
****2) The expansion of the sphere of internal ethics
** 2) The expansion of the sphere of internal ethics
*****a) the limitation of mutual aid through a division of functions
*** a) the limitation of mutual aid through a division of functions
*****b) the use of internal ethics for external relationships
*** b) the use of internal ethics for external relationships
****3) Personal religions and the redirection of personal ethics into impersonal functional channels (redistribution)
** 3) Personal religions and the redirection of personal ethics into impersonal functional channels (redistribution)
****4) The secularization of social relationships
** 4) The secularization of social relationships
***c. The relations of rights to duties: two concepts of social justice
* c. The relations of rights to duties: two concepts of social justice
***d. The role of equivalencies in the economic process
* d. The role of equivalencies in the economic process
**4. The social conception of man
=== 4. The social conception of man ===
*IV. The Emergence of socially disembedded Economies in the West
== IV. The Emergence of socially disembedded Economies in the West ==
**1. The socially embedded or market-regulated economy
=== 1. The socially embedded or market-regulated economy ===
**2. Machine production and the establishment of the nineteenth century order
=== 2. Machine production and the establishment of the nineteenth century order ===
**3. The market ideology of liberalism
=== 3. The market ideology of liberalism ===
**4. The market system and economic development
=== 4. The market system and economic development ===
**5. The gold standard and the world market economy
=== 5. The gold standard and the world market economy ===
**6. Peace
=== 6. Peace ===
*V. The Self-protection of Society and the Great Transformation
== V. The Self-protection of Society and the Great Transformation ==
**1. The conflicts created by the disembedding of the economy as a source of social change
=== 1. The conflicts created by the disembedding of the economy as a source of social change ===
**2. Liberal ideology and the economic paralysis of the political sphere
=== 2. Liberal ideology and the economic paralysis of the political sphere ===
**3. The socio-economic strains create by social and national protectionism
=== 3. The socio-economic strains create by social and national protectionism ===
**4. The general crisis of society in the 1930’s
=== 4. The general crisis of society in the 1930’s ===
**5. Fascism, socialism, and the New Deal
=== 5. Fascism, socialism, and the New Deal ===
**6. Liberal ideology and the causes of the Second World War
=== 6. Liberal ideology and the causes of the Second World War ===
*VI. The Great Transformation after the Second World War
== VI. The Great Transformation after the Second World War ==
*VII. The Need for a New West
== VII. The Need for a New West ==
*VIII. Science, Technology and Socialism
== VIII. Science, Technology and Socialism ==
*IX. The Liberal Threat to Personal Freedom
== IX. The Liberal Threat to Personal Freedom ==


*Appendix
== Appendix ==
**A. On Pre-industrial societies
=== A. On Pre-industrial societies ===
**B. On Marxism
=== B. On Marxism ===
**C. The Mathematics of Social Costs
=== C. The Mathematics of Social Costs ===
**D. The planning of International Trade
=== D. The planning of International Trade ===


== Document's Informations ==
== Document's Informations ==

Revision as of 15:11, 1 May 2020

I. The vanishing of the Nineteenth Century

II. The Rationalistic Bias of the Social Sciences of the West

1. The Greek approach to the analysis of society

2. The origins of the rationalist bias in European Thought

3. The rationalist bias in the social doctrines of the Enlightenment

4. The rationalist bias in the social doctrine of Marxism

III. The Return to a non-atomistic Concept of Society

1. Early attempts to formulate a non-atomistic concept of society

  • a. The concept of the ‘oikos’ and the debate on primitivism
  • b. The concept of social embeddedness

2. Economic anthropology and the discovery of the institutional basis of social embeddedness

3. The non-atomistic Concept of Society

  • a. Rights and obligations deriving from functional responsibilities
  • b. Rights and obligations deriving from ethically-oriented interpersonal relationships
    • 1) The dilemma of personal relations and the two ethics
    • 2) The expansion of the sphere of internal ethics
      • a) the limitation of mutual aid through a division of functions
      • b) the use of internal ethics for external relationships
    • 3) Personal religions and the redirection of personal ethics into impersonal functional channels (redistribution)
    • 4) The secularization of social relationships
  • c. The relations of rights to duties: two concepts of social justice
  • d. The role of equivalencies in the economic process

4. The social conception of man

IV. The Emergence of socially disembedded Economies in the West

1. The socially embedded or market-regulated economy

2. Machine production and the establishment of the nineteenth century order

3. The market ideology of liberalism

4. The market system and economic development

5. The gold standard and the world market economy

6. Peace

V. The Self-protection of Society and the Great Transformation

1. The conflicts created by the disembedding of the economy as a source of social change

2. Liberal ideology and the economic paralysis of the political sphere

3. The socio-economic strains create by social and national protectionism

4. The general crisis of society in the 1930’s

5. Fascism, socialism, and the New Deal

6. Liberal ideology and the causes of the Second World War

VI. The Great Transformation after the Second World War

VII. The Need for a New West

VIII. Science, Technology and Socialism

IX. The Liberal Threat to Personal Freedom

Appendix

A. On Pre-industrial societies

B. On Marxism

C. The Mathematics of Social Costs

D. The planning of International Trade

Document's Informations

Reference:
Author: Paul Medow
KPA: 24/01, 8 (General plan, detail in all the archive)