Economics and the Philosophy of Science
Published on 26. August 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-19-508274-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a theoretical examination of the scientific assumptions underlying much of economic theory. Part I discusses the philosophy of science in general, including the work of Popper, Lakatos, Feyerabend, Bartley, Kuhn, Fleck, Polyani, Toulmin, and Hanson. Part II focuses on Popper, Lakatos and Kuhn and their philosophies of economics. The author concludes that economists abuse methodology, especially paradigms that are used to demonstrate that a given school of thought is more scientific than another.
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`important book ... providing economists, social scientists, and historians with the necessary background to discuss methodological matters with authority' University Press Book News 'This is a much needed book, which explores the tremendous impact which the philosophy of science has had on the imagination of economists ... Redman's book should be required reading for anyone interested in the application of the philosophy of science to economics.'Lee McIntyre, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1994
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-508274-6 (9780195082746)
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Deborah A. Redman
Economics and the Philosophy of Science
E-Book
05/1993
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€43.49
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