Le désintéressement malveillant ou le chapitre manquant du Traité critique de l'homme économique de Jon Elster

• Autores: Alain Wolfelsperger
• Localización: Revue française de science politique, ISSN 0035-2950, Vol. 60, Nº 4, 2010 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Représentants et représentés: élus de la diversité et minorités visibles), págs. 769-786
• Idioma: francés
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• Resumen

  • In his critical examination of economic models, Jon Elster shows that people are often more motivated by their emotions ( “ passions ” )ora conception of justice ( “ reason ” ) than by self-inte- rest. But their disinterestedness can be either benevolent or malevolent towards others. As Elster confines himself to an analysis of altruism, I argue here that more importance should be given to “ evil ” human passions as well, such as malice or hatred, to duly account for a number of significant social situations.