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| Reciprocity: Reciprocity is the exchange of something between two or more people or groups, with each side giving or doing something for the other. See also Cooperation, Community, Actions, Justice._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Thomas Hobbes on Reciprocity - Dictionary of Arguments
Mause I 158 Reciprocity/Common/Externality/Common goods/Hobbes: External effects arise when someone claims a right against others without this right being matched by a duty to compensate others for the costs imposed by consumption. >Externalities. The exemption from the obligation to pay in return induces an increased demand compared to the allocation on the perfect market, because the costs - in the form of a complete or partial renunciation of consumption - are externalized to others. >Allocation. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) therefore made the creation of reciprocity the central principle of solving the common problems he described in anarchy. (1) >Th. Hobbes. 1. Th. Hobbes, Leviathan oder Stoff, Form und Gewalt eines bürgerlichen und kirchlichen Staates. Frankfurt a. M. 1976._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Hobbes I Thomas Hobbes Leviathan: With selected variants from the Latin edition of 1668 Cambridge 1994 Mause I Karsten Mause Christian Müller Klaus Schubert, Politik und Wirtschaft: Ein integratives Kompendium Wiesbaden 2018 |
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