Critical Economic Methodology
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Containing twenty essays, most of which are previously unpublished or extensively revised, the book discusses Friedman's famous essay on methodology, the role of the assumption of maximization in neoclassical economics, the limitations of traditional economic methodology, the possibilities for more fruitful methodological criticism, and Karl Popper's theory of science. Throughout, the essays emphasize the positive role of criticism as a central part of intellectual activity.
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Critical Economic Methodology, Lawrence A. Boland
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- Title
- Critical Economic Methodology
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lawrence A. Boland
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0415136075
- ISBN13
- 9780415136075
- Category
- Business and Economics
- Description
- Containing twenty essays, most of which are previously unpublished or extensively revised, the book discusses Friedman's famous essay on methodology, the role of the assumption of maximization in neoclassical economics, the limitations of traditional economic methodology, the possibilities for more fruitful methodological criticism, and Karl Popper's theory of science. Throughout, the essays emphasize the positive role of criticism as a central part of intellectual activity.