Capitalismo y ética: una relación de tensiones

Abstract

The imposition of the capitalist economic model system and its constant search for the multiplication of capital has permeated various social scenarios, generating imbalances in human relations, all justified in economic activity. However, ethics emerges as an element of balance and harmonization of the wild tendencies of this economic model, which seeks to consolidate a midpoint between individual and collective interests. In this way, the present article of a qualitative nature and a systemic review, sought to promote some considerations regarding the role of ethics as a generator of balance in the capitalist system, within the framework of a society that demands more equitable and inclusive models. Among the findings highlights that the transformation of savage capitalism is possible only through rigorous processes of education, which allow the paradigm of selfishness to vanish. It is concluded that the modification of the capitalist model requires alignment of quite complex factors individually such as the economic, political and cultural aspects, which implies a long time to be reached.