Economics And the Philosophy of Science - Couverture rigide

Redman, Deborah A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195064127 ISBN 13 : 9780195064124

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1990

Synopsis

A theoretical examination of the scientific assumptions underlying much of economic theory, including the work of Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and others.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

important book ... providing economists, social scientists, and historians with the necessary background to discuss methodological matters with authority (University Press Book News)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195064127
• ISBN 13: 9780195064124
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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