The 65th Korean Academy Award (2020) winner, Professor Kwang-su Kim
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- 2020-09-18
The 65th Korean Academy Award (2020) winner, Professor Kwang-su Kim (Department of Economics)
The Korean Academy of Sciences announced that Professor Kwang-su Kim of the Department of Economics was selected as the winner of the “65th Korean Academy Awards 2020” in the Social Sciences category. Among the eight winners of the 65th Korean Academy of Sciences, Professor Kwang-su Kim was recognized for the academic value of his book “The Convergence of The Wealth of Nations and Adam Smith”, considering his academic achievement of leading the scientific philosophy and methodology of scientific realism in the world of thought history related to Adam Smith.
Adam Smith is known as a supporter of laissez-faire, emphasizing selfishness and market-oriented infinite competition in the atmosphere of the era dominated by black and white logic. However, in reality, Adam Smith emphasized the overlap and interaction with social animals in <Theory of Moral Sentiment>, and he argued that the participation of social individuals who embody a social community identity (shared culture and customs) in politically economical activities under the values of freedom and equality promotes the sustainability and prosperity of society. This socio-political philosophy corresponds to the pioneer of modern liberal communitarianism.
The academic value of <The Convergence of National Wealth and Adam Smith> written by Professor Kwang-su Kim is in that it newly refocuses to Adam Smith's social and political philosophy by interpreting not only Adam Smith's economics, but also his thoughts on law, politics, institutions, culture, moral philosophy, etc. as an interlinked convergence of studies. Considering the research practice of the Korean economics community, which is currently mainly focused on empirical analysis research, the convergent research attitude to scrutinize the value of core Western classics for decades was evaluated as encouraging above all.
The Korean Academy Awards, the prestigious and honorable academic award with the longest history in our academic world, are awarded annually by the Korean Academy of Sciences to scholars who have accomplished world-class excellence and original research achievements for the purpose of promoting domestic academic research. Since 1955, it has been awarded to scholars with remarkable contributions to academic development in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences every year, and has produced a total of 265 winners over 65 times.
The awards ceremony will be held at 10 am on the 17th of September in the conference room of the Korean Academy of Sciences, and the deputy Prime Minister for social affairs and Minister of Education Eun-hae Yoo will be present to congratulate the winners by awarding a certificate and a medal.