From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d98f885d66b84ae1a0eb785c4d6500812024-04-04T09:22:07ZengRosenberg & SellierRivista di Estetica0035-62122421-58642023-12-01848910210.4000/estetica.9656From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of moneyDean RicklesThis (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.https://journals.openedition.org/estetica/9656moneyeconophysicsgauge freedom |
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| title | From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money |
| title_full | From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money |
| title_fullStr | From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money |
| title_short | From Babylon to Bitcoin: some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money |
| title_sort | from babylon to bitcoin some philosophical reflections on the ontology of money |
| topic | money econophysics gauge freedom |
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