Our interdisciplinary work examines the phenomenon of lack—not merely as material scarcity, but as a fundamental condition of human existence that shapes desire, choice, and action. Drawing on insights from economics, philosophy, anthropology, theology, psychology, and social theory, we explore how this condition of incompleteness becomes a generative force behind economic behavior and the emergence of social institutions.
Building on this research, our aim is to revive in Lithuanian and global public discourse foundational principles of economic action and institutions grounded in the structure of being and human nature, enabling a fundamental and innovative cultivation of the ideas of human freedom, free enterprise, and limited government.
By clarifying the foundational premises of human action and economic reasoning, we seek to contribute to the evaluation and design of public policy that advances prosperity, safeguards freedom, and fosters conditions for genuine human flourishing.
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