Ethics and economics: A reflection of individual interest and collectives

Abstract

This article attempts to analyze the behavior and individual interests of economic agents, the core of the capitalist system of production, the conceptual basis of the neoclassic school of economics and collective behavior and interests. This interaction has prompted a great deal of classical economic thinking and economic branches that are sensible to social issues. The conducting thread between these two areas of action is economic ethics, which is emphasized in this article in an attempt to prompt a much wider discussion of the issue.