Ethical Reflection On The Generalization Of Economic Rationality

As an important concept in mainstream economics,"economic reason" refers to the rationality of people engaged in economic activities.Its essence is to pursue the maximization of their own interests through precise calculation under the guidance of the principle of self-interest.The proposition of "economic reason" reflects the influence of rationalism on economics and the triumph of science and rationality over feudal superstition.The application of "economic reason" also greatly promotes the liberation of human rationality and the development of social economy.At the same time,economic reason also has the defects of high abstraction,divorcing from reality and ignoring the value of purpose,but this has not hindered the development of "economic reason".As the principle and creed that mainstream economics always adheres to,along with the development of economics and the expansion of foreign countries,"economic reason" began to generalize.As a research method and hypothesis,it has been used by economists to study all human behavior,as a code of conduct and values,it has been applied to all aspects of social life,in guiding their various behavior choices.The generalization of "economic reason" has greatly changed people's social life,making self-interest the only motive for human action,people show a kind of calculation of "cost-benefit" when they engage in various activities,everything in real life can be marked clearly,and money seems to be able to buy everything.There is no doubt about the concern and application of "economic reason",but when the rational hypothesis of "economic rationality" is considered to be a correct theory with universal applicability and is used as a value concept and a code of conduct without criticism and restriction in all aspects of social life,it will bring about the destruction of the ecological environment,the decline of social morality and human beings.Become a one-way person and a series of social problems.Therefore,we should treat "economic reason" rationally and clarify the limits of "economic reason",that is,as a theoretical hypothesis and analytical method of economics,"economic reason" can not explain all human behavior in real life,and as a value concept and code of conduct,"economic reason" should not be used to guide all human behavior.In social life,when dealing with the relationship between man and nature,man and others,and man and himself,we use "ecology reason","moral reason" and "wertrational" to guide "economic reason".