A Study on the theory ofSocial Norm in Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22530195
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Economic doctrine/Economic thought
Research Institution	Shizuoka University
Principal Investigator	TAJIMA Keigo 静岡大学, 人文社会科学部, 教授 (90236521)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	アダム・スミス / 道徳感情 / 社会規範 / ルール / スミス / 観察者
Research Abstract	My study has shown by employing the idea of an impartial spectator in Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments that social norms are behavioral rules that are independent of socially related actors. The externality of behavioral rules and the existence of an impartial spectator are indispensable to the theory of social norms because they can explain whether a human conduct is good or bad.

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