현대 자본주의와 유교의 경제윤리

Abstract

At present, the market economy of Western capitalism is exacerbating side effects such as unequal distribution of wealth, materialism, absolute poverty, and unemployment. Korea s quite the same and in order to accumulate wealth, materialism, regardless of means and methods, eventually widens the income gap and brings conflict between classes. In addition, since the market economy of capitalism is a value-neutral economic system, devotees of market insist that moral principles should not interfere with economic activities. However, this thought seems to overlook the fact that the economy is closely linked to social norms. In particular, considering the reality that economic activities under the market economic system incur many social problems, it can not be said that the economy is an area of human activities separated from ethics. Economic ethics is a value norm that is proposed to keep minimum moral and common sense. It is necessary to follow ethical principles because economic behaviors outside social norms cause a lot of social damage. This is the reason why the combination of economic liberalism, which prioritizes individual ability and economic interests, and economic ethics that values public welfare and ethical ideals is becoming important tasks. Therefore, the most important reason for ethical reflection in the modern capitalism is that the current liberal market economy is causing inequality and dangerous social side effects and threatens the existence of capitalism itself. In this sense, Confucian economic view of pursuing the harmony of mental life and material life such as morality, utilization and welfare can give implications for various problems facing capitalism.