The Evolution of Homo Economicus: the Resurrection of Commoners Lecture

This event was an individual program within Agora – How to Live. Curated by economist Dr. Hyungjun Park, the lecture series invited three leading experts in economics to share and discuss discourses that critique growth-centric paradigms and explore alternative ways of living.

The first lecture will feature Kate Raworth, a senior researcher at Oxford University, introducing ‘Doughnut Economics,’ a new economic paradigm. In the second lecture, Michel Bauwens, founder and director of the P2P Foundation, emphasizes how peer production serves as a form of post-capitalism that complements and advances traditional capitalism. In the third lecture, a social epidemiology professor Richard Wilkinson examines how social inequality increases societal costs and causes harm, using objective data and statistical evidence.