目前,经济理论界不只对政治经济学的研究对象问题争论很大,而且对政治经济学这门学科的名称、概念、性质及其在经济科学中的地位问题,也有不同看法。因为这些问题与政治经济学的研究对象有着密切的联系。本文仅就笔者所看到的资料,对政治经济学的名称、历史沿革及其性质和这门学科在经济科学中的地位问题作一简要考察,谈一些个人的粗浅看法。“政治经济学”这一科学名称,法文、英文、德文都源于拉丁文,而拉丁文又出自 At present, the economic theorists do not only argue much about the subject of political economy, but also have different opinions on the name, concept and nature of the subject of political economy and its status in the economic science. Because these issues are closely linked with the study objects of political economy. This article only makes a brief survey of the author’s name, historical evolution and its nature, and the status of this subject in the economic sciences, and talks about some superficial opinions of individuals. The scientific name of “political economy”, French, English, German are derived from Latin, and Latin from