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Post-Popperian Methodology of Economics
Neil . Ed(S): de Marchi
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Hardback. Economic methodology has long been dominated by the work of Karl Popper who advocated the position that science is what it is by virtue of its adherence to certain ideals. This volume presents alternatives to Popperian methodology, showing there are other ways of construing methodology. Editor(s): De Marchi, Neil. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
For much of the last three decades or more economic methodology has been dominated by the work of Karl Popper who advocated the position that science is what it is by virtue of its adherence to certain ideals. The methodology of science is therefore not empirical or descriptive, but rather a set of rules for producing `rational' or `objective' knowledge. This volume presents alternatives to an exclusively Popperian methodology: its purpose is not to reject Popper, but to show there are other ways of construing methodology.
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For much of the last three decades or more economic methodology has been dominated by the work of Karl Popper who advocated the position that science is what it is by virtue of its adherence to certain ideals. The methodology of science is therefore not empirical or descriptive, but rather a set of rules for producing `rational' or `objective' knowledge. This volume presents alternatives to an exclusively Popperian methodology: its purpose is not to reject Popper, but to show there are other ways of construing methodology.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Recent Economic Thought
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792392415
SKU
V9780792392415
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