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From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money

Authors :
Dean Rickles
Source :
Rivista di Estetica, Vol 84, Pp 89-102 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Rosenberg & Sellier, 2023.

Abstract

This (somewhat polemical) paper focuses on the ontological nature of money and draws comparisons to the ontological status of gauge freedom in physics. The parallels allow us to move beyond the social constructivist theories of Searle et al., and thereby avoid some pitfalls with such views. Since we have a reasonably good grasp of the ontological features in the physics context, we can pull back lessons from there onto the economic domain. In general, we find that this approach offers a nice lens through which to view the ontological peculiarities of money.

Details

Language :
English, French, Italian
ISSN :
00356212 and 24215864
Volume :
84
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Rivista di Estetica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.98f885d66b84ae1a0eb785c4d650081
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4000/estetica.9656