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View article: Labour and capitalism from the perspective of Giorgio Agamben’s inoperativity
Labour and capitalism from the perspective of Giorgio Agamben’s inoperativity Open
In this article, Ramond Geuss’s theory of work is presented as a productionist model, which, as Honneth critiques, reduces labour to wage and product, thereby reducing the person, through capitalist logic, to an instrument who is disconnec…
View article: “The poor man’s son” and Adam Smith’s theory of beauty
“The poor man’s son” and Adam Smith’s theory of beauty Open
The article's novelty is its focus on the role of Smith’s theory of beauty and its implications for utility, systems, and morality in the narrative of “The Poor Man’s Son”. From his enlightenment worldview, the narrative contains Smith’s c…
View article: Capabilities, Development, and Communitarianism in the African Context
Capabilities, Development, and Communitarianism in the African Context Open
This paper provides a critical reflection and exploration of African development with reference to enhancing human flourishing in Amartya Sen’s capability theory. However, we identify some core limitations to Sen’s theory of development du…
View article: Old Testament hospitality as reciprocity, Adam Smith and business ethics
Old Testament hospitality as reciprocity, Adam Smith and business ethics Open
This article aims to underscore the progression of Old Testament hospitality as reciprocity for moral guidance and, specifically, business ethics in contemporary society. The study follows a comparative analysis of Old Testament hospitalit…
View article: Commerce, labour and happiness: An Existential reading of Adam Smith’s ‘The poor man’s son’
Commerce, labour and happiness: An Existential reading of Adam Smith’s ‘The poor man’s son’ Open
This article highlights the philosophical contribution of an existential reading of Adam Smith’s narrative of ‘The poor man’s son’ that opens transdisciplinary research themes. The narrative in Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments […
View article: Moral theory, agrarianism and sustainable free market economics in the work of Adam Smith
Moral theory, agrarianism and sustainable free market economics in the work of Adam Smith Open
The purpose of this article is to argue that Adam Smith’s assessment of agrarian economics is based on the transdisciplinary engagement between moral theory and economics in An inquiry into nature and causes of the wealth of nations (first…
View article: The labourers in the vineyard, theory of value and agriculture
The labourers in the vineyard, theory of value and agriculture Open
The purpose of this article was to investigate the potential that the labour and subjective theory of value in the agricultural context may have for the interpretation of Matthew 20:1–16. This investigation highlighted the divergence in wa…
View article: Economic inequality and trust from a Smithian perspective
Economic inequality and trust from a Smithian perspective Open
Globally, and specifically in South Africa, income and wealth inequality are on the increase. This has negative consequences for socio-political stability and sustainable economic growth. These negative consequences are in many cases direc…
View article: Panopticism, impartial spectator and digital technology
Panopticism, impartial spectator and digital technology Open
Panopticism is Michel Foucault’s term for the internalisation of surveillance and cultural control that is closely linked to the panopticon or surveillance architecture (associated with prisons) of Jeremy Bentham during the 18th and 19th c…
View article: Financial management and phenomenology: The role of dialogue, accountability and context in investment decisions
Financial management and phenomenology: The role of dialogue, accountability and context in investment decisions Open
In this article, it will be argued that subjective assumptions play a prominent part in the way
\nvaluations are conducted and investment decisions are made by financial managers (FMs)
\nfrom the perspective of agency theory. The problem i…
View article: Capitalism, the Book of Amos and Adam Smith: An analysis of corruption
Capitalism, the Book of Amos and Adam Smith: An analysis of corruption Open
The purpose of this study is to challenge the criticism of capitalism by biblical scholars that is based on references to the prophetic tradition in the Old Testament and specifically the Book of Amos. In many of these reflections, capital…
View article: The gift as philosophical critique of the social grant system in South Africa
The gift as philosophical critique of the social grant system in South Africa Open
The purpose of this article is to undertake a philosophical reflection on the South African social grant system from the perspective of the gift as presented by Marcel Mauss, Alasdair John Milbank, Jean-Luc Marion and Jacques Derrida. Maus…
View article: Bisexual mental health and gender diversity: Findings from the ‘Who I Am’ study
Bisexual mental health and gender diversity: Findings from the ‘Who I Am’ study Open
The high rates of mental health problems among transgender and gender diverse bisexual Australians mean it is essential that general practitioners and those on the frontline of mental healthcare provision recognise the need to engage with …
View article: Self-interest, wealth and the Book of Proverbs in the South African context: Towards a Smithian alternative
Self-interest, wealth and the Book of Proverbs in the South African context: Towards a Smithian alternative Open
The purpose of this article is to explore new research on Adam Smith (1723–1790), the author of the classic economic text An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) and his often-disregarded earlier work The Theo…
View article: Adam Smith, the Impartial Spectator and Embodiment: Towards an Economics of Accountability and Dialogue
Adam Smith, the Impartial Spectator and Embodiment: Towards an Economics of Accountability and Dialogue Open
This article argues that Adam Smith’s notion of sympathy and the impartial spectator in his work The Theory of Moral Sentiments [1759] connects the individual to society. In this work, Smith’s economics are far more complex than mere self-…
View article: Unemployment and the gift in the South African context: Towards an economics of recognition and humility
Unemployment and the gift in the South African context: Towards an economics of recognition and humility Open
Unemployment is a serious problem in South Africa that is probably being exacerbated by the destabilising tension between neo-liberal and Marxist perspectives (and in some cases neo-Marxist perspectives) that is being used to address this …
View article: The Marikana Massacre, labour and capitalism: Towards a Ricoeurian alternative
The Marikana Massacre, labour and capitalism: Towards a Ricoeurian alternative Open
The purpose of this article is to critically discuss the tragedy that occurred between 11 and 16 August 2012 at the Lonmin Mine in Marikana, South Africa. Although the events leading up to the Marikana massacre were complex and not one sin…
View article: Reframing the Tower of Babel narrative for economic justice within the South African context
Reframing the Tower of Babel narrative for economic justice within the South African context Open
The Tower of Babel narrative is profoundly connected to the history of South Africa and its interpretation in the Dutch Reformed Church document entitled Human Relations and the South African Scene in the Light of Scripture (1976), which w…