Print Email Facebook Twitter Robots and us Title Robots and us: towards an economics of the ‘Good Life’ Author Naastepad, C.W.M. (TU Delft Economics of Technology and Innovation) Mulder, Jesse M. (Universiteit Utrecht) Date 2018 Abstract (Expected) adverse effects of the ‘ICT Revolution’ on work and opportunities for individuals to use and develop their capacities give a new impetus to the debate on the societal implications of technology and raise questions regarding the ‘responsibility’ of research and innovation (RRI) and the possibility of achieving ‘inclusive and sustainable society’. However, missing in this debate is an examination of a possible conflict between the quest for ‘inclusive and sustainable society’ and conventional economic principles guiding capital allocation (including the funding of research and innovation). We propose that such conflict can be resolved by re-examining the nature and purpose of capital, and by recognising mainstream economics’ utilitarian foundations as an unduly restrictive subset of a wider Aristotelian understanding of choice. Subject Philosophical foundations of economicshomo economicusresponsible research and innovation (RRI)capitalproductivity growthICTITAristotlegolden meaninclusive societytelostechnological unemployment To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:67df6464-fbd1-4186-872c-9401d26a8283 DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00346764.2018.1432884 ISSN 0034-6764 Source Review of Social Economy, 1-33 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2018 C.W.M. Naastepad, Jesse M. Mulder Files PDF Robots_and_us_towards_an_ ... d_Life.pdf 2.29 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:67df6464-fbd1-4186-872c-9401d26a8283/datastream/OBJ/view