Auf der Suche nach der Ökonomie

What is economics? Where should we search for it? And how could we recognize it? From a historical perspective, the assumption of a timelessly discernible economic sphere is questionable, or at least a subject worthy of study. Since not only economic life but also the concept of economics is undergoing a change, empirical studies are necessary in order to establish cross-references between economic practices and economic science and those of politics, ethics and religion. Using eleven different terms, such as for example loot and taxes, the authors take a historical perspective to explore the extent to which the understanding of economics will change if the access to economics does not come from the concepts of neoclassical economic theory but rather through the back door of history. The objective of this search for economics is to test a historical antidote to the supposed practical constraints of current economics.