A metaphysical investigation of money and monetary value, dedicated to examining the metaphysical foundations of money as a powerful, existing object.
The project The Reality of Money is a metaphysical investigation of money and monetary value, dedicated to examining the metaphysical foundations of money as a powerful, existing object. Money has enormous power over us, we plan our individual lives around our opportunities to earn and spend money, and modern society is to a great extent structured around money and its impact. In order to better u
nderstand this animating force, some fundamental questions concerning the existence of money are addressed. The focus of the project is on money as a social phenomenon, and it will be considered in what ways money is unique as such a phenomenon as well as what it has in common with other social objects and institutions. It is thus important to consider the various social forces and institutions that are relevant to shaping the monetary system, and that are in return shaped by that system, as well as the human emotions, characteristics and behavioural tendencies that are implicated. Verkefnið Veruleiki peninga er frumspekileg rannsókn á peningum og peningalegu gildi. Peningar hafa mikið vald yfir okkur, við skipuleggjum líf okkar með tilliti til tækifæra til að vinna okkur inn og nota peninga og samfélagið er einnig skipulagt með tilliti til þeirra. Til að skilja betur þetta hreyfiafl eru ýmsar grundvallarspurningar skoðaðar varðandi tilvist peninga, eins og í hvaða skilningi peningar geti verið til og hvað það er sem gerir það að verkum. Áherslan er á peninga sem samfélagsfyrirbæri og skoðað er hvaða sérstöðu peningar hafa í því sambandi ásamt því hvað þeir eigi sameiginlegt með öðrum samfélagsfyrirbærum.
