The philosophy of economics : an anthology / edited by Daniel M. Hausman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York ; New Rochelle ; Melbourne ; Sydney : Cambridge University Press, 1984.Description: viii, 415 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521255082
  • 0521275164 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330 19
LOC classification:
  • HB 71 .P53 1984
Contents:
Part I. Classic discussions : 1. On the definition and method of political economy / John Stuart Mill -- 2. The scope and method of political economy / John Neville Keynes -- 3. Objectivity and understanding in economics / Max Weber -- 4. The nature and significance of economic science / Lionel Robbins -- 5. Economics and human action / Frank Knight -- 6. Ideology and method in political economy / Karl Marx -- 7. The limitations of marginal utility / Thorstein Veblen.
Part II. Positivism and economic methodology : 8. On verification in economics / Terence W. Hutchison -- 9. On indirect verification / Fritz Machlup -- 10. The methodology of positive economics / Milton Friedman -- 11. Testability and approximation / Herbert Simon.
Part III. Ideology and values : 12. Implicit values in economics / Gunnar Myrdal -- 13. Science and ideology / Joseph Schumpeter -- 14. Value judgments and economics / Kurt Klappholz.
Part IV. Special methodological problems and perspectives : 15. On econometric tools / Jacob Marschak -- 16. Economic model construction and econometrics / John Maynard Keynes -- 17. Methodological individualism and the market economy / Ludwig M. Lachmann -- 18. Methodological differences between institutional and neoclassical economics / William Dugger.
Part V. New philosophical directions : 19. On the interanimation of micro and macroeconomics / Alexander Rosenberg -- 20. Are general equilibrium theories explanatory? / Daniel M. Hausman -- 21. Paradigms versus research programmes in the history of economics / Mark Blaug.
Summary: "This anthology, along with the editor's comprehensive introduction and extensive bibliography, is intended as both a supplementary text for students of economics and a reference for professional economists, philosophers, and other scholars. The essays, all of which deal with methodological problems in economics, range from the classic discussions by figures such as Mill, Marx, Weber, Veblen, and Keynes to more contemporary contributions to the field." -- From the back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-405) and index.

Part I. Classic discussions : 1. On the definition and method of political economy / John Stuart Mill -- 2. The scope and method of political economy / John Neville Keynes -- 3. Objectivity and understanding in economics / Max Weber -- 4. The nature and significance of economic science / Lionel Robbins -- 5. Economics and human action / Frank Knight -- 6. Ideology and method in political economy / Karl Marx -- 7. The limitations of marginal utility / Thorstein Veblen.

Part II. Positivism and economic methodology : 8. On verification in economics / Terence W. Hutchison -- 9. On indirect verification / Fritz Machlup -- 10. The methodology of positive economics / Milton Friedman -- 11. Testability and approximation / Herbert Simon.

Part III. Ideology and values : 12. Implicit values in economics / Gunnar Myrdal -- 13. Science and ideology / Joseph Schumpeter -- 14. Value judgments and economics / Kurt Klappholz.

Part IV. Special methodological problems and perspectives : 15. On econometric tools / Jacob Marschak -- 16. Economic model construction and econometrics / John Maynard Keynes -- 17. Methodological individualism and the market economy / Ludwig M. Lachmann -- 18. Methodological differences between institutional and neoclassical economics / William Dugger.

Part V. New philosophical directions : 19. On the interanimation of micro and macroeconomics / Alexander Rosenberg -- 20. Are general equilibrium theories explanatory? / Daniel M. Hausman -- 21. Paradigms versus research programmes in the history of economics / Mark Blaug.

"This anthology, along with the editor's comprehensive introduction and extensive bibliography, is intended as both a supplementary text for students of economics and a reference for professional economists, philosophers, and other scholars. The essays, all of which deal with methodological problems in economics, range from the classic discussions by figures such as Mill, Marx, Weber, Veblen, and Keynes to more contemporary contributions to the field." -- From the back cover.

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