ABSTRACT

Among the various attempts to re-humanize economics, the ‘humanomics’ proposed by Vernon Smith and Bart Wilson stands out. We contribute to the “humanomics project” by mapping its territory – core, periphery and frontiers – with an eye, also, on future explorations. First, we critically study the core: Smith and Wilson’s interpretation and experimental application of Adam Smith’s ideas on beneficence and injustice. Using the distinction between reciprocal cooperation and reciprocal kindness, we provide a different interpretation of Smith which helps to better understand the difference between exchange and trust, based on mutual advantage, and (reciprocal) beneficence proper. Secondly, we turn to the periphery, going beyond the ‘dichotomous representation of the human personality’ – personal-social/impersonal-economic – and showing other possible worlds: nuances of humans equally worthy of study, such as the personal-economic and the impersonal-social. Thirdly, we argue that the humanomics project should keep its frontiers as open as possible to human diversities and frailties.

摘要

在使经济学重新人性化的各种尝试中，弗农史密斯和巴特威尔逊提出的“人本经济学”脱颖而出。我们通过绘制其领土——核心、外围和边界——并着眼于未来的探索来为“人体经济学项目”做出贡献。首先，我们批判性地研究核心：斯密和威尔逊对亚当·斯密关于仁慈和非正义思想的解释和实验应用。利用互惠合作和互惠善意之间的区别，我们提供了对史密斯的不同解释，这有助于更好地理解基于互惠和（互惠）善意的交换和信任之间的区别。其次，我们转向外围，超越“人格的二分法表现”——个人-社会/非个人-经济——并展示其他可能的世界：同样值得研究的人类细微差别，例如个人-经济和非个人-社会。第三，我们认为人体经济学项目应该尽可能地开放其边界，以应对人类的多样性和弱点。