Within the Circle of Solidarism – Heinrich Pesch SJ and “the Jesuit School of Economics”

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35765/pk.2021.3302.14
Keywords: Heinrich Pesch, solidarism, solidarity, the social system of labour, Jesuits, the Jesuit School of Economics, the Jesuit economists, the social teaching of the Church, economic systems, personalist economics

Abstract

At the beginning of the XX century, the German economist, Father Heinrich Pesch SJ, developed an original economic system, based on the idea of solidar­ism, and meant to provide an alternative to both free market liberalism and statist socialism. His social system of labour was aimed at implementing the Christian principles in the fields of social life and economics. The ideas of Pesch had the greatest impact indirectly, via his disciples, on the development of the social teachings of the Church. However, his contributions to econom­ics, despite their importance, have received less recognition. The aim of this article is to introduce the person of Heinrich Pesch, the circle of his disciples, and their legacy with special focus on economic sciences.

Author Biography

Przemysław Załuska, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow

Doktorant Akademii Ignatianum w Krakowie, absolwent Wydziału Nauk Ekonomicznych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.

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Published
2021-07-01
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Załuska, P. 2021. Within the Circle of Solidarism – Heinrich Pesch SJ and “the Jesuit School of Economics”. Perspectives on Culture. 33, 2 (Jul. 2021), 201-220. DOI:https://doi.org/10.35765/pk.2021.3302.14.
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