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Neoliberalism and the Limits of Knowledge: A Research on the Phenomenological Roots of Friedrich Hayek's Epistemology and Social Thought

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K00099
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 01040:History of thought-related
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

ERBER PEDRO  早稲田大学, 国際学術院, 教授 (40866208)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsneoliberalism / phenomenology / Friedrich Hayek / Edmund Husserl / Martin Heidegger / contemporary art / Neoliberalism / Phenomenology / Austrian economics
Outline of Research at the Start

My research explores the affinities and genealogical connections between Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology and the thought of Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek. A central figure in the history of neoliberal thought, Hayek’s intellectual trajectory spans a vast array of disciplines from political theory to epistemology and psychology. I propose to chart the phenomenological underpinnings of Hayek’s thought, thus contributing to the critical study of neoliberalism as a wide-ranging intellectual movement beyond the field of economics.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

During the 2023 fiscal year, I continued my archival research by visiting institutions including the Vienna University Library, the Vienna City Library, and other university libraries and archives relevant to my project.
Throughout the year, I presented my findings at several international conferences and lectures, both in Japan and globally. Notable presentations include "Humanity and Utopia in Fernando Haddad’s The Excluded Middle" at Kyoto University, "The Market as Modern Myth: Sorel, Hayek, Bolsonaro" at Cornell University, and "The Neoliberal Contemporary" at National Taiwan University. These presentations elicited valuable feedback that substantially contributed to the development of my research and its exposition.
Additionally, this year saw the publication of a special issue of the journal Diacritics (Johns Hopkins University Press), dedicated to the philosophical contributions of Martin Heidegger, which I co-edited with Professor Facundo Vega. This issue, which includes contributions by major contemporary philosophers such as Jean-Luc Nancy, Rodolphe Gasche, and Graham Harman, has garnered significant international attention.
Furthermore, I have submitted a manuscript titled "The Neoliberal Art of Steering," which encapsulates the results of my research, for publication in the journal Ex-Position.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.

Reason

During the fiscal year 2023 I made considerable advancements in both archival and bibliographical research and presented my findings at various events. A significant highlight was the publication of the special issue "Heidegger Today?" in the Diacritics journal, marking a major milestone in my research.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

During the current fiscal year (2024) I plan to wrap up my research and continue to present its developments at different conferences worldwide. In June I am scheduled to present at the Latin American Studies Association annual conference in Bogota, Colombia and in September I am scheduled to present at Cornell University. The results of this research will also serve as the starting point for my book manuscript under preparation, provisionally entitled "Neoliberalism and the Limits of Knowledge>"

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (4 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 7 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The West as a Form of Anxiety: An Interview with Naoki Sakai2023

    • Author(s)
      Erber Pedro、Sakai Naoki
    • Journal Title

      Diacritics

      Volume: 50 Issue: 2 Pages: 144-155

    • DOI

      10.1353/dia.2022.a900909

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] He Has Taken Me This Far and Afterward I Leave Him: An Interview with Jean-Luc Nancy2023

    • Author(s)
      Erber Pedro、Tatari Marita、Vega Facundo、Nancy Jean-Luc
    • Journal Title

      Diacritics

      Volume: 50 Issue: 2 Pages: 156-167

    • DOI

      10.1353/dia.2022.a900910

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] What Is To Be Undone: An Interview with Bruno Bosteels2023

    • Author(s)
      Erber Pedro、Vega Facundo、Bosteels Bruno
    • Journal Title

      Diacritics

      Volume: 50 Issue: 2 Pages: 122-134

    • DOI

      10.1353/dia.2022.a900907

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Why Heidegger in Dark Times Like Ours? An Interview with Marcia S? Cavalcante Schuback2023

    • Author(s)
      Erber Pedro、Vega Facundo、Schuback Marcia S? Cavalcante
    • Journal Title

      Diacritics

      Volume: 50 Issue: 2 Pages: 76-83

    • DOI

      10.1353/dia.2022.a900903

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] “Humanity and Utopia in Fernando Haddad’s The Excluded Middle”2023

    • Author(s)
      Pedro Erber
    • Organizer
      Human and Non-Human Entanglements: An Intercultural Approach, Kyoto University
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] “The Market as Modern Myth: Sorel, Hayek, Bolsonaro”2023

    • Author(s)
      Pedro Erber
    • Organizer
      Cornell University
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] “The Neoliberal Contemporary"2023

    • Author(s)
      Pedro Erber
    • Organizer
      The Twenty-First Century: The New Contemporary? at National Taiwan University
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] “Capitalist Realism Revisited”2023

    • Author(s)
      ERBER Pedro Rabelo
    • Organizer
      Writing the Margins: Investigating Art in a Global Field, UCLA, Los Angeles
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] “Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Neoliberalism as Political Mythology”2023

    • Author(s)
      ERBER Pedro Rabelo
    • Organizer
      Inverted Mythologies, Kyoto University
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] “Capitalist Realisms”2022

    • Author(s)
      ERBER Pedro Rabelo
    • Organizer
      The Politics and Aesthetics of Migration, Columbia University, New York
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Economy at Midnight2021

    • Author(s)
      Pedro Erber
    • Organizer
      Nijinski a minuit 2021 (Ko Murobushi Archive)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] Diacritics 50.2 "Heidegger Today?"2023

    • Author(s)
      Erber Pedro、Vega Facundo (Editors)
    • Total Pages
      150
    • Publisher
      Johns Hopkins University Press
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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