Original title: Oběť jako Investice, Investice jako Oběť
Translated title: Sacrifice as Investment, Investment as Sacrifice
Authors: Hrivniaková, Jana ; Sedláček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Janotík, Tomáš (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2014
Language: eng
Abstract: [eng] [cze]
In this work we will look at a particular example of investment and sacrifice, where investment originates in science and sacrifice in myths, but they both meet. The question is what exactly is what they are describing. Is investment and sacrifice similar or to grasp full understanding of this phenomenon we need both approaches? There can be found characteristics of rites in investment, similar structure and symbolism as well as economic incentives incorporated in the sacrifice. However investment is not perceived as rite and communication with divinity and sacrifice is not pure cost and benefit analysis. This paper tries to answer these questions and clarify the line between the two. It was Walter Benjamin who was first to notice the similarities between religion and economics and we would like to continue with the discussion. This topic is not much discussed further in literature, therefore by this paper we would like to fill the gap and contribute to the topic. V tejto práci sa pozrieme na konkrétny príklad invsetovania a obetovania, kde investovanie je zakorenené vo vede a obetovanie v mýtoch, ale oba sa stretávajú. Otázkou je čo je presne to čo popisujú. Je investovanie a obetovanie podobné alebo potrebujeme oba prístupy, aby sme tento fenomén mohli popísať? V investovaní je možné nájsť črty rituálov, podobnú štruktúru a symboliku a rovnako u obetovanie je možné nájsť motivácie popisované ekonómiou. Samozrejme investovanie nie je chápané ako ritual a komunikácia s božstvami a rovnako obetovanie nie je čisto kalkulácia nákladov a výnosov. V tejto práci sa pokúsime zodpovedať tieto otázky a vymedzit hranicu medzi týmito dvoma fenoménami. Jedným z prvých, ktorí poukázali na podobnosť medzi náboženstvom a ekonómiou bol Walter Benjamin a touto prácou by sme na neho chceli nadviazať. Nie je veľa literatúry, ktorá sa touto problematikou zaoberá a preto sa chceme pokúsiť doplniť diskusiu na túto tému.
Keywords: alternative economic theories; economics; investment; methodology; mythology; philosophy; sacrifice; theology; alternatívne ekonomické teórie; ekonómia; filozifia; investovanie; metodológia; mytológia; obeť; teológia

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/64121

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