The chapter sets out to propose a variation on the theme of the state of nature and the relationships among the individuals therein. It addresses the impact of the homo lupus construction on institution-making from the original Hobbes’s paradigm in the second section to the Buchanan’s nuanced version in the third section and finally, in the fourth section, to Frey’s formulation of it, which is only seemingly antithetic. If the chapter had ended here its title should have been ‘Variations on the lupus or agnus story’ since Hobbes’s, Buchanan’s and Frey’s reasoning has homogeneous individuals as a reference point. Our intent is instead that of introducing a fourth variation based on Smith who, by considering morally equal individuals heterogeneous, makes it possible that the lupus et agnus coexist. The evaluation of our homo sapiens, however, does not simply depend on the distance that separates the evaluator from the person to be evaluated.

Variations on the lupus et agnus story: In search of the homo sapiens / Eusepi, Giuseppe; A., Cepparulo. - STAMPA. - (2007), pp. 3-21. [10.4337/9781847207104.00007].

Variations on the lupus et agnus story: In search of the homo sapiens

EUSEPI, Giuseppe;
2007

Abstract

The chapter sets out to propose a variation on the theme of the state of nature and the relationships among the individuals therein. It addresses the impact of the homo lupus construction on institution-making from the original Hobbes’s paradigm in the second section to the Buchanan’s nuanced version in the third section and finally, in the fourth section, to Frey’s formulation of it, which is only seemingly antithetic. If the chapter had ended here its title should have been ‘Variations on the lupus or agnus story’ since Hobbes’s, Buchanan’s and Frey’s reasoning has homogeneous individuals as a reference point. Our intent is instead that of introducing a fourth variation based on Smith who, by considering morally equal individuals heterogeneous, makes it possible that the lupus et agnus coexist. The evaluation of our homo sapiens, however, does not simply depend on the distance that separates the evaluator from the person to be evaluated.
2007
Democracy, Freedom and Coercion. A Law and Economics Approach
9781847201263
reciprocity principle; intra-governmental relationships; extrinsic motivations; intrinsic motivations
02 Pubblicazione su volume::02a Capitolo o Articolo
Variations on the lupus et agnus story: In search of the homo sapiens / Eusepi, Giuseppe; A., Cepparulo. - STAMPA. - (2007), pp. 3-21. [10.4337/9781847207104.00007].
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