Why and for what competing if cooperating is the human essence?

The international relation among the countries, characterized for being unfair and authoritarian, force us to act. The question is: How to act in a word ruled by a “meritocracy” where the success is defined by profit and money and not for solidarity and cooperation? We are...

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Autor: Van de Velde, Herman
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/1945
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/avancesenpsicologia/article/view/1945
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Esencia humana, competir, cooperar.
Human essence, competing, cooperating
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Sumario:The international relation among the countries, characterized for being unfair and authoritarian, force us to act. The question is: How to act in a word ruled by a “meritocracy” where the success is defined by profit and money and not for solidarity and cooperation? We are led to believe that our human “essence” is related to compete among ourselves, even though the neo-liberal mentality leads us to the failure. While in such countries where an alternative system is constructed, the socioeconomic inequality decreases, thanks to a genuine cooperation among the countries. Also, in these societies (with less socioeconomic inequality) it is expressed a higher level of happiness with less health, education problems, or any other nature. The education based on competencies (focused on content) promotes the urge to compete, while an education based on cooperative attitudes (focused on methodology) facilitates and stimulates commitment as well as both personal and  ollective enjoyment, based on an inclusive, integral and integrating view and practice. Let us make our education a space for critical thinking, solidarity, social togetherness and cooperative endeavor. This has consequences at both macro and micro levels.