从“知识—权力”的哲学视角看西方主流经济学理论——基于西方经济思想史的研究

Western Mainstream Economics Theories from the Knowledge-power Philosophy Perspective: Based on the History of Western Economic Thought

文章借助福柯的"知识—权力"哲学观,既对西方经济思想史中有关权力与经济学理论之间相互关系的分析进行了系统梳理,也为观察、理解和批判性借鉴西方主流经济学理论提供了一个全新的框架和视角。通过对西方经济思想史有关文献的研究可以发现:(1)经济学理论难以摆脱权力的深刻影响;(2)那些受到权力青睐的主流经济学理论可以通过掌握的资源构造一个有利于本流派发展的"真理制度(truth regime)";(3)主流经济学理论一旦形成了"真理制度",容易束缚经济学家的创造力和想象力,不利于经济学理论研究的创新发展。文章认为,在中国进入构建具有中国特色哲学社会科学的大背景下,"知识—权力"哲学框架对于中国经济学理论研究的进一步发展也有一定的启示意义,中国的经济学家必须承担起批判性反思的使命。

Drawing on Foucault＇s knowledge-power philosophy view,this paper not only makes a systematic review of the analysis of the interaction of power and economics theories in the history of western economic thought,but also provides a new framework and perspective for exploring,understanding and critically learning from western mainstream economics theories.Through a literature review of the history of western economic thought,it arrives at the conclusions as follows：firstly,it is difficult for economics theories to get rid of the profound influence of the power;secondly,those mainstream economics theories favored by power can construct a regime of ＂truth＂ that is conducive to the development of their own schools through the resources they have;thirdly,once the mainstream economics theories have formed the regime of ＂truth＂,it is easy to restrict economists＇ creativity and imagination and is harmful to the innovation and development of economics theories. It argues that,under the background of the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics,the ＂knowledgepower＂ philosophy framework can also be helpful to promote further development of the research of China＇s economics theories,and China＇s economists must undertake the mission of critical reflection.