Unit:
Department of History and Philosophy of ScienceLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Goungor Filis-Maria
Dissertation committee:
Σταύρος Δρακόπουλος, Καθηγητής, ΙΦΕ, ΕΚΠΑ
Γεώργιος Γκότσης, Καθηγητής, ΙΦΕ, ΕΚΠΑ
Νικόλαος Θεοχαράκης, Καθηγητής, ΤΟΕ, ΕΚΠΑ
Μιχαήλ Ζουμπουλάκης, Καθηγητής, ΤΟΕ, Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας
Περσεφόνη Τσαλίκη, Καθηγήτρια, ΤΟΕ, ΑΠΘ
Αθανάσιος Μανιάτης, Καθηγητής, ΤΟΕ, ΕΚΠΑ
Θεόδωρος Μαριόλης, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΠΑΝΤΕΙΟ Πανεπιστήμιο
Original Title:
The influence and interpretation of the work of Karl Marx in the Japanese economic thought of the early 20th century: theoretical study and comparison with the parallel 'trend' in Poland
Translated title:
Η επιρροή και ερμηνεία του έργου του Καρλ Μαρξ στην Ιαπωνική οικονομική σκέψη των αρχών του 20ου αιώνα: θεωρητική ανάλυση και σύγκριση με την αντίστοιχη "τάση" στην Πολωνία
Summary:
This study focuses on the influence of Marxism on Japanese economic thought in the early 20th century. Marxism was particularly influential in the development of Japanese economic thought during the period under study, and many thinkers turned to it for solutions to the problems that emerged in the country. Japan, having only opened its borders in 1856, found itself, during the Meiji period (1868-1912), experiencing rapid social, political and economic changes and challenges, which became particularly evident in the Taishō (1912-1926) and Shōwa (1926-1989) periods. In this context, Japanese thinkers dealt with a wide range of issues, producing analyses of a high theoretical level. This study examines some of the arguments developed within three broad themes. The first concerns the arguments developed in the context of the so-called “Debate on Japanese capitalism”, which took place in the late 1920s and continued through the 1930s. The Debate is considered the apex of pre-WWII Marxist Japanese economic thought. The second theme refers to the attempt of some thinkers to link morality with Marxism. A key figure here is Kawakami Hajime, who, considering himself a “special Marxist”, tried to analyze Marxist theory while accepting the existence of what he called “religious truth”. Finally, the third theme concerns the “National Question”, which is analyzed mainly from the examples of Takahashi Kamekichi and Takabatake Motoyuki. These two thinkers developed their theories, which present nationalist elements, based on aspects of Marxist theory. Beyond these issues, the research presents a brief comparative study of the examples of Japan and Poland. The spread of Marxism in the two countries, and the “similarity” of the challenges (economic, national, social and political) that the two countries were facing during the study period, makes such an analysis possible.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
Japan, history of economic thought, Marxism, socialism, Poland, debate on Japanese capitalism, morality, national question, social problems, Soviet Russia, imperialism
Number of references:
202
