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FALASIFA : Jurnal Studi Keislaman
ISSN : 20853815     EISSN : 25278711     DOI : https://doi.org/10.36835/jf
FALASIFA Journal of Islamic Studies, contains Islamic studies covering Islamic Education, Management of Islamic Education, Islamic Thought, Islamic Economics, Islamic Politics, Pesantren, Family Education, Community Education, and other Islamic Studies. Published twice season, April and September.
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The Conceptualization Of Universal Man As The Economic Agent For Islamic Economics Kosasih, Ahmad Badrun; Mahyudi, Mohd; Azizy, Satria Hibatal; Shulhan, Shulhan
FALASIFA : Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol 17 No 01 (2026)
Publisher : UAS PRESS

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62097/falasifa.v17i01.2906

Abstract

Along with the development of the times and the progress of Islamic economics as an alternative economic paradigm, there are fundamental problems that have not been resolved in scientific studies remain, both from the economic agent model regarding homo economicus and homo Islamicus. As the dominant model of economic agents in conventional economics and Islamic economics, each fails to represent the actual human economic behavior that occurs, creating a constant gap between theoretical idealization and empirical reality. Meanwhile, homo economicus degrades human motivation to self-interest and maximizes utility. Homo Islamicus as a model of agents is highly demanding of a high standard of behavior based on piety and which realistically cannot be observed in real economic settings. This research overcomes the gap through a qualitative approach conducting a systematic comparative literature analysis based on a three-dimensional microfundamental framework: main purpose, means, and virtues. This study argues that the concept of the 'universal man being' defined by gradual well-being as a goal, the Dominant Active Human Element (DAHE) as a means, and justice as the main virtue, are more empirically based and epistemologically coherent economic agents for Islamic economics. The findings show that the universal man being bridges the gap between theory and reality while remaining consistent with Islamic epistemological sources. Theoretically, this research provides a reconceptualized microfoundation for Islamic economics that goes beyond the limitations of both existing economic agent models, with broader relevance to heterodox economic theory and human-centered development discourse.