The Philosophy of Science and Economics

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Synopsis

The philosophy of science proposes criteria to delineate true science and a theory to explain its progress. As a graduate student under the supervision of Lionel Robbins and Karl Popper, Solo first challenged the viability of those criteria and that theory in relation to economics and the social sciences. Here he explains how the foundations of that philosophy have been eroded through the advent of quantum mechanics and through Kuhn's "Structures of Scientific Revolution", and demonstrates its irrelevance to a social science that would comprehend social reality and contribute to the formation of social policy. He proposes a different mode of perception, and different rules for determining the acceptability of statement, a different language of discourse, and a different structure of organization than presently prevails.

Book details

Author:
Robert A. Solo
ISBN:
9781315487441
Related ISBNs:
9781315487458, 9780873328999, 9780873328999, 9780873328999, 9781315487458
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
140
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-07-17
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1992
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Reference