
The Basho of Economics
An Intercultural Analysis of the Process of Economics. Translated and Introduced by Roger Gathman
- 325 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
The Basho of Economics
An Intercultural Analysis of the Process of Economics. Translated and Introduced by Roger Gathman
About this book
In the parlance of modern Japanese philosophy, the term Basho denotes a field of experience underlying all conceptions of reality, while remaining itself conceptually ungraspable. The Basho of Economics, then, refers to the economy's hidden experiential ground, which has never been explicitly scrutinized, as such, by mainstream economics. We uncover this ground by discerning the tacit presuppositions of classical and neo-classical theories from the perspective of modern Japanese philosophy. In particular, we draw attention to the traditional atomist assumptions implicit in their equilibrium-centered models. By breaking through these assumptions, we reconstruct the economy as a functional and relational world of habitual and creative activity outside of the scope of mechanical laws.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Methodological Presuppositions
- 3 The Implicit Image of the Person inEconomics
- 4 The Implicit World Picture ofEconomics
- 5 Conclusion
- 6 Bibliography