前古典经济学幸福思想述评

Review on the happiness thoughts in pre-classical economics

前古典经济学的幸福思想是经济发展和社会进步的历史产物。它不仅从古希腊的哲学中汲取理论素养,而且从自文艺复兴以来的西方社会的各种哲学思潮中汲取了充分的理论营养。这一时期的经济学家们结合其所处时代的丰富的知识背景,以个人的天赋和勤于思考的才能围绕财富与幸福关系总结性地提出了其幸福思想。由于所处的历史时代背景不同,不同的经济学家对幸福的认识不同,形成了不同的幸福观,系统梳理和挖掘前古典经济学幸福观的内在原因及其变化的轨迹,对当下构建幸福中国依然富有借鉴与启迪作用。

The happiness thoughts of pre-classical economics are historical products of economic development and social advance. They absorb not only theoretical literacy from ancient Greek philosophy but also adequate nutrition theory from various philosophy in the western society since the Renaissance. The economists at that period used personal gifts and talents of thinking and were combined with the rich knowledge background to put forward the thoughts of happiness, centering around the relationship between wealth and happiness. Due to different historical background, different economists have different understandings of happiness, and form different concepts of happiness. To systematically review and explore the inner caused and the changes in the happiness concept of pre-classical economics still has the role of reference and implication for the construction of happiness in China today.