Titolo Bolle speculative. Comportamenti di massa e automatismo nei mercati finanziari Periodico Filosofia politica Anno: 2021 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 103 - Pagina finale: 116
The essay criticizes the presuppositions of neoclassical economic theory, that is rational and autonomous individualism and the self-regulation of markets, on which the claim of the neoliberal socio-political model rests. Through the analysis of speculative bubbles, the mimetic and emotional dimension of the formation of beliefs/conventions emerges around which ’crowds’ and herd behavior are formed. The essay’s thesis is that these de-individualization processes are amplified by the macroeconomic process of autonomization of the financial markets.