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From:
Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 11, 2013 at 1:37 PM
Subject: Lets not confuse Chrematistics with Economics ! + Barefoot Economics, Manfred Max-Neef
To: Marilyn Mehlmann <
mmehlmann@gmail.com>, Michel Bauwens <
michelsub2004@gmail.com>, Pavlik elf <
perpetual-tripper@wwelves.org>
Lets not confuse Chrematistics ( art of acquisition ) with Economics ( art of managing the household ) !
( found via Michel Bauwen's fb )
Chrematistics (from Greek: χρηματιστική) according to Thales of Miletus is the art of getting rich.
Aristotle established the fundamental difference between economics and chrematistics. The accumulation of money itself is an unnatural activity that dehumanizes those who practice it. Like Plato, he condemns the accumulation of wealth. Trade exchanges money for goods and usury creates money from money. The merchant does not produce anything: both are reprehensible from the standpoint of philosophical ethics.
The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia, "management of a household, administration") from οἶκος (oikos, "house") + νόμος (nomos, "custom" or "law"), hence "rules of the house(hold)".[1] Political economy was the earlier name for the subject, but economists in the late 19th century suggested "economics" as a shorter term
La chrématistique (de chrèmatistikos, qui concerne la gestion ou la négociation des affaires et plus particulièrement les affaires d'argent ; ta chrèmata, les richesses ou deniers) est une notion créée par Aristote pour décrire la pratique visant à l'accumulation de moyens d'acquisition en général, plus particulièrement de celui qui accumule la monnaie pour elle-même et non en vue d'une fin autre que son plaisir personnel1. Aristote condamne cette attitude.