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Ökonomie des Geschenks: Ontologie und Entelechie der Gabe

Vom Homo Oeconomicus zum Homo Donator: Eine alternative Perspektive des Wirtschaftens
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Elementa Œconomica, Volume 6
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 2025

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Giving is more than generosity – it is a practice with profound social, cultural, and economic impact. This book explores how gifts foster trust and community, while also generating dependencies. From ancient rituals to digital gift economies, it asks: Can society exist beyond the market? With a transdisciplinary approach, it bridges philosophy, sociology, and anthropology. A compelling read for anyone seeking to rethink economy, human connection, and ethics.Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Hoffmann researches the psychological, social, and cultural foundations of economic behavior.

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2025
ISBN-Print
978-3-495-99035-3
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978-3-495-99036-0
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Karl Alber, Baden-Baden
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Elementa Œconomica
Volume
6
Language
German
Pages
184
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  1. Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access 1 - 12
  2. Einleitung: Warum schenken wir? Die Ökonomie des Gebens im Überblick No access 13 - 18
    1. 1.1 Historische Beispiele und Rituale des Gabentauschs und Überblick über die Funktion des Schenkens No access
      1. 1.2.1 Schenken als Mechanismus sozialer Kohäsion und kollektiver Strukturierung No access
      2. 1.2.2 Schenken als rituelle Handlung No access
      3. 1.2.3 Schenken und Reziprozität: Gegenseitigkeit alsVerpflichtung No access
      4. 1.2.4 Schenken als spirituelle Geste No access
      5. 1.2.5 Schenken als ökonomisches Prinzip No access
    1. 2.1 Luxus und Überschuss als kulturelles Konzept No access
    2. 2.2 Umverteilung als Alternative zur Akkumulation No access
    3. 2.3 Überschuss und gesellschaftliche Werte No access
    1. 3.1 Geschenke als Instrumente von Macht und Abhängigkeit No access
    2. 3.2 Das "schädliche Geschenk" – Manipulation und Schuldgefühle No access
    3. 3.3 Machtfreie Schenkökonomien No access
    1. 4.1 Abgrenzung von Geschenk und Altruismus No access
    2. 4.2 Psychologische Motivationen hinter dem Geben No access
    3. 4.3 Verbindung von Altruismus und nachhaltigemWirtschaften No access
    1. 5.1 Ontologie der Gabe: Vom Objekt zur Begegnung No access
    2. 5.2 Soziale Bindungen und Individualität durch Schenken No access
    3. 5.3 Freiheit und Gemeinschaft im Schenkprozess No access
    4. 5.4 Balance zwischen persönlichem Geben und kollektiver Nachhaltigkeit No access
    1. 6.1 Jacques Derrida und das unbedingte Geschenk No access
    2. 6.2 Grenzen des bedingungslosen Schenkens No access
    3. 6.3 Praktische Umsetzung eines idealen Schenkens No access
    1. 7.1 Widerspruch zu Marktlogiken – Angebot und Nachfrage No access
    2. 7.2 Alternative ökonomische Strukturen und Gemeinschaften No access
    3. 7.3 Ethische Herausforderungen an Marktinteressen No access
    1. 8.1 Das Geschenk als Ausdruck von Zuneigung und Empathie No access
    2. 8.2 Das emotionale Risiko des Schenkens No access
    3. 8.3 Emotionale Auswirkungen einer Geschenkökonomie No access
  11. Schlusswort: Eine neue Ökonomie des Schenkens No access 169 - 178
  12. Literaturverzeichnis No access 179 - 184

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