Shinji NOHARA

Shinji Nohara is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on the history of economic and social thought, including Adam Smith, the Scottish and French Enlightenment, Japanese economic thought, and economic philosophy. Nohara's work explores the intellectual and historical context of the Enlightenment, aiming to understand modernity and capitalism. He has published extensively on these topics, including studies on the reception of Adam Smith in Japan and the transformation of liberal thought. His research also examines economic methodology and the philosophical underpinnings of economic theory.