Economic analysis of philosophy in the period of Renaissance and Modern Era

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the philosophy in the period of Renaissance and Modern Era from the standpoint of economic analysis. The following problems are analysed: social capital of philosophy, human capital of philosophy, correlation of Catholicism and Protestantism in the development of philosophy and economics. The ambiguity of market economy for the formation of Renaissance and Modern Era philosophy is shown. Special attention is paid to the issue of the correlation between philosophy and ideology in the context of liberal-market economy.

Keywords

• economics of philosophy
• renaissance philosophy
• modern era philosophy
• philosophical capital
• social capital
• human capital