Economic Methodology: Understanding Economics as a Science - Softcover

Boumans, Marcel

 
9781137545558: Economic Methodology: Understanding Economics as a Science
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1137545550 ISBN 13: 9781137545558
Verlag: Red Globe Press, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Economic Methodology explores the status and character of economics as a social science and introduces students to philosophical issues underlying modern science. Approaching the subject as philosophy of science for economists, the authors use the historical developments in philosophy of science to frame this introduction to the field of economic methodology. By doing this they strengthen students' understanding of economics as a science to enhance their reasoning skills, introducing them to the wider philosophical issues surrounding our understanding of the area.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Marcel Boumans is Associate Professor History and Methodology of Economics at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

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In this updated second edition of Economic Methodology, the authors bring together a wealth of research and teaching experience. While explaining the principles of economic methodology, they also contextualize it within the broader philosophy of science tradition.

Economic Methodology:
• explores the status and character of economics as a social science, from when economic methodology gained formal recognition in the 1980s until today
• discusses the influence of the philosophy of science, particularly the reaction against logical positivism as exemplified by Popper, Kuhn, and Lakatos
• provides material for reflection throughout the book, including 'So what?' and 'Focus' sections, which discuss related practices or themes

Aimed at students coming to the subject for the first time, this concise, accessible textbook will help undergraduate and postgraduate students gain a thorough understanding of economics as a science.

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Verlag
Red Globe Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1137545550
ISBN 13 
9781137545558
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
248
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