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Beyond Rhetoric and Realism in Economics: Towards a Reformulation of Methodology(Economics as Social Theory)

Beyond Rhetoric and Realism in Economics: Towards a Reformulation of Methodology(Economics as Social Theory)


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Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in the philosophy of economics, with an array of different methodological positons trying to establish the primacy of their intellectual positions. Two of these in particular have undermined the hegemony once enjoyed by the positvist philosophies of Khun and Popper. The first is represented by 'rhetoric' as expounded in the works of McCloskey, Klamer and others. Attacking what they say as imperiously prescriptive methodologies emanating from philosophy of science they have sought to widen the economic conversation , frequently by introducing work from other disciplines. In contrast, the realists including Lawson and Maki take issue with the relativising tendencies of the rhetoric school and argue that scientific realism is the most compelling framework for economics.

Table of Contents:
Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS: Methodological perspectives, 2 RHETORIC: The abandonment of methodology?, 3 CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE: Methodology revisited, 4 SCIENTIFIC REALISM: Methodology reinstated, 5 THE PLAUSIBILITY OF ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS: Realist perspectives, 6 CONSTRUCTIVE EMPIRICISM: The challenge to scientific realism, 7 TOWARDS A RECONSTRUCTION OF ECONOMIC METHODOLOGY: The emergence of causal holism, 8 FROM FRIEDMAN TO KALDOR: A causal holist critique of the methodology of neoclassical economics, 9 CAUSAL HOLISM: Beyond rhetoric and realism, Bibliography,Index

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Thomas Boylan, Paschal O'Gorman

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"Readers with a strong interest in philosophical and methodological issues will have much to learn from this book. It provides a very careful description and evaluation of the rhetoric and realism programs in economic methodology. Furthermore, it is one of the few discussions of economic methodology that recognizes that contemporary analytical philosophy abounds with many different responses to the breakdown of positivist philosophy of science." -"Journal of Economic Literature


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  • ISBN-13: 9780415082204
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 260
  • Sub Title: Towards a Reformulation of Methodology
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 041508220X
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jun 1995
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Economics as Social Theory
  • Weight: 498 gr


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