Establishment of integrated knowledge on the basis of Adam Smith's thought

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380249
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic doctrine/Economic thought
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Dome Takuo 大阪大学, 経済学研究科, 教授 (70202207)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: アダム・スミス / Ｊ．Ｓ．ミル / アマルティア・セン / アンリ・ベルクソン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I examined various thoughts since Adam Smith, considering his thought as basis for market, society, government, and economic growth. Consequently, it became clear that Smith aimed at what Henri Bergson called "open society" (society handling all human beings equally over every difference between individuals) although he assumed "closed society" (society which strong and superior persons stand in the top, and rule over weak and inferior persons). Moreover, thoughts of J. S. Mill and Amartya Sen can be interpreted as father promotions from “closed society” to “open society”.

Free Research Field

経済思想・経済学史