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Socio-Ethical Inquiry into the Modern Economy -Dialogue with Legacy of Adam Smith and Karl Marx

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2018, (40), pp.255-282
  • DOI : 10.21050/CSE.2018.40.08
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology
  • Received : March 5, 2018
  • Accepted : April 6, 2018

Hyung Kyu Lee 1

1한국사회발전연구원

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ABSTRACT

In this study, I examine classical economic thinkers, Adam Smith and Karl Marx. They questioned how we can create a moral society that serves the common good when people as economic agents are self-interested. By exploring these writers’ social thoughts, I show that social values work as the major role in building the moral base of economic life. Economic order is inevitably related to ethical values. However, many scholars in social sciences too often fail to connect socio-moral values and economic life. This study deals with significant elements that lead to a better understanding of the relation between economic order and social values. I will also seek alternatives to capitalist globalization from current social thinkers. I conclude that the important and rich relation of socio-moral values to economic problems must be reconsidered today.

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