REPERCUSIONES FILOSÓFICAS DE LA CRÍTICA DE MARSHALL SAHLINS AL ARQUETIPO HUMANO PROPUGNADO POR LA COSMOVISIÓN OCCIDENTAL.

Abstract

Sahlins argues that western self-understanding has revolved around the figure of homo economicus, a manifestation of a supposed universal human nature, thus hiding its cultural and particular origin, while restricting other possible perspectives about the human being and society. The current economic and political tendencies promote a return of an individualistic conception, which needs to be confroncted from ethics, due to its social and moral implications. The aim is to evaluate the contributions offered bu Sahlin´s approach to a critical consideration of current economic dynamics and their ideological support, based on an ethically oriented understanding of the human being.