Beyond positivism : economic methodology in the twentieth century /
Caldwell, Bruce, 1952-
Beyond positivism : economic methodology in the twentieth century / Bruce J. Caldwell. - Rev. ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1994. - 1 online resource (xviii, 279 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-274) and index.
Introduction -- Logical positivism -- The positivist tradition matures : the emergence of logical empiricism -- The philosophical attack on logical empiricism -- Contemporary philosophy of science : the growth of knowledge tradition -- Robbins versus Hutchinson : the introduction of positivisim in economic methodology -- Hutchinson versus Machlup : on indirect testing and the rationality postulate -- Friedman's methodological instrumentalism -- Samuelson : operationalism, descriptivism, and explanation in economics -- Is philosophy of science useful for understanding methodology -- Prescription, description, and theory appraisal -- Confirmation and falsificationism in economics -- A program for economic methodologists : methodological pluralism.
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1900-1999
Economics--Methodology--History--20th century.
Économie politique--Méthodologie--Histoire--20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Theory.
Economics--Methodology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
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Beyond positivism : economic methodology in the twentieth century / Bruce J. Caldwell. - Rev. ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1994. - 1 online resource (xviii, 279 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-274) and index.
Introduction -- Logical positivism -- The positivist tradition matures : the emergence of logical empiricism -- The philosophical attack on logical empiricism -- Contemporary philosophy of science : the growth of knowledge tradition -- Robbins versus Hutchinson : the introduction of positivisim in economic methodology -- Hutchinson versus Machlup : on indirect testing and the rationality postulate -- Friedman's methodological instrumentalism -- Samuelson : operationalism, descriptivism, and explanation in economics -- Is philosophy of science useful for understanding methodology -- Prescription, description, and theory appraisal -- Confirmation and falsificationism in economics -- A program for economic methodologists : methodological pluralism.
0203565525 9780203565520 0203566645 9780203566640 0415109116 9780415109116 0203567803 (electronic bk.) 9780203567807 (electronic bk.)
EBL165488 eBook Library http://www.eblib.com
1900-1999
Economics--Methodology--History--20th century.
Économie politique--Méthodologie--Histoire--20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Theory.
Economics--Methodology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HB131 .C37 1994eb
330.1