The Micro Part Of The Economy is Human Action!

Human potential is wondrous, and guess what, we are hardly even aware of how wondrous it is. This happens to be one of the reasons that the divine economy theory is just newly born. To say it is in its infancy is possibly an overstatement.

The task is to try to understand human action. The missing ingredient, which has now been added, is the divine nature of the human reality. This ingredient has not been missing in religion but rather it has been missing in scientific economics. The subjectivist methodology used in the divine economy theory makes it possible to include the divine nature of humankind in its praxeology.

By nature humans acquire knowledge. By divine nature humans acquire knowledge about what others value. Whether aware of it or not the object sought appears to possess something that increases the wealth of the attributes of God. Maybe the object brings glory or power or cleanliness or flexibility or understanding.

Human action is directed towards the means to attain the ends. But this action creates a new reality, a person with new knowledge ready to perceive again its surroundings. This advancement is continuous and cumulative.

In summary, the micro and macro foundations of the economy are, thus, ever-advancing. This is a maxim of the divine economy theory.

Bruce Koerber - Divine Economy Theorist

 

Virtues and Service in the Divine Microeconomy Model ©.

As was mentioned at an earlier date, the Divine Microeconomy Model © has internal components that have a directional pattern. One example was the movement from cause to effect.

What is true about human action is that action takes place as a result of the circumstances and the perception of those circumstances. What this means is that the effect may then stimulate an action which then causes an effect! This is a self-sustaining cycle.

The Divine Microeconomy Model © has internal components that have a directional pattern and that also represent our continual refinement. On the left is 'virtue' and it manifests itself directionally on the right in 'service.' One of the outcomes of service is the acquisition of virtues and so again we have this cycle of advancement.

This is why the potential for human perfection is infinite!

Cause And Effect In The Divine Microeconomy Model ©.

Human action and how it manifests itself is what we are talking about. Inseparable from human action is the origin and essence of the human reality.

In the Divine Microeconomy Model © there are two parallel patterns. These patterns have a directional nature to them. For example, let us say they flow from left to right. With that visualization in your mind, overlay cause on the left and effect on the right, and again overlay east on the left and west on the right.

If my guess is correct you are wondering about the east/west pattern. It is symbolic! It is symbolic of the way Revelation comes from God. It is born in the east and it spreads and bears fruit in the west. That is the pattern and it is part of human reality. Since this model includes the spiritual nature of humans this pattern is a vital part.

Now consider cause and effect. All human action proceeds in this manner. But because this model recognizes the divine nature of human beings the origin of the cause is traced back even further.

For example, when an individual goes to a job interview with a clean appearance the cause and effect may be thought to be: 'clean appearance' leads to 'job offer.' However, the Divine Economy Model © permits a more insightful understanding, one that is compatible with the divine nature of the human being. Cleanliness is an attribute of God valued by humans since they are created in His Image. It has value and if it is manifested it brings value into the world.

This is why the divine economy theory is so powerful and illuminating!

Human Virtues Are A Part Of Divine Economy Theory!

Although the Divine Microeconomy Model © is simple relative to reality, it is still quite a complex model. However that does not mean it is difficult to understand or to follow.

Because of its complexity I cannot use words alone to describe it as a whole very well and that is the reason I use a diagram. At the same time because of its simplicity I can present it to you piece by piece fairly easily.

This blog entry will be about the contents of the two-dimensional planes that are within the three dimensional model which was originally published in 2005 as the Divine Economy Model ©.

Each plane holds within it an array of human virtues that I arbitrarily assigned to it, yet I based that assignment on the kindred nature between each virtue and the spiritual elements of its plane. These virtues are universally valued by humans and human action is always directed towards the acquisition of them.

For example, modesty is assigned to the plane of Law/Order. Joyfulness is in the plane of Human Spirit/Transformation. And helpfulness is in the plane of Justice/Unity.

That sounds simple enough. Once the dynamics begins the model then encompasses the very complex. The Divine Microeconomy Model © has power because it helps us to understand the infinite nature of the divine economy and it serves as a means to further understand divine economy theory.

Look At The 'Divine Economy Theory' At The Micro Level!

The seamlessness of the economy is worthy of the utmost respect. Nothing is honored more highly in this newly emerging thought - which I refer to as the "divine economy theory." The 'divine economy theory' is ultimately a product of earlier contributions to economic science by the great thinkers in the classical liberalism tradition.

The micro level examined in the Divine Microeconomy Model © is simply the extension of deductive logic. After starting at the general and proceeding to the specific, the micro level is reached. Once there human action is explored and its essence recognized!

The Divine Microeconomy Model © Discovers The Origin of All Economic Value!

In the Divine Microeconomy Model © the complexity of the human being is reduced to a three dimensional model composed of six planes. These six planes are packed full of human virtues.

The dynamic nature of the model comes into play through the manifestation of these attributes over time and relative to fellow human beings.

This makes it possible to apply the Divine Microeconomy Model ©, for instance, to see how education affects a human being.

Of great significance is the discovery of the source of all economic value itself. The Divine Microeconomy Model © proves that all value originates from the expression of the attributes of God inherent in all human beings.