A Reseach of the Conceptual History of "Economy" in Western Thought

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16609
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Tamagawa University
• Principal Investigator: Sasaki Yuta 玉川大学, 農学部, 非常勤講師 (40598637)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: エコノミー / 概念史 / 経済 / モラル・エコノミー / 有用性 / エコロジー / 神学 / 聖なるもの

Outline of Final Research Achievements

By the method of the conceptual history, this research showed how the concept of "economy" has taken on various meanings in the history of Western thought, and the "economy" in modern sense has been established. As a result, I fundamentally reconsidered the "economy" which regulates the life of human being, and clarified that it is "utility" that forms basis of the diverse meanings of the concept of "economy".

Free Research Field

倫理学