homo economicusとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

A pseudotaxonomic name, by analogy with Homo sapiens. The earlier term economic man was used for the first time in the late nineteenth century by critics of John Stuart Mill's work on political economy.

固有名詞

Homo economicus

1. (economics) A human being regarded as a rational and narrowly self-interested actor capable of making judgments in order to attain its own particular goals.

   Synonyms: economic human, economic man

   Coordinate term: Homo reciprocans

関連する語

参考

Further reading

• Homo economicus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia