Library Logo
Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Beyond rhetoric and realism in economics : towards a reformulation of economic methodology /

by Boylan, Thomas A; O'Gorman, Paschal F. (Paschal Francis).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Economics as social theory.Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1995Description: xi, 248 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0415125138; 041508220X.Subject(s): Economics -- Methodology | Rhetoric
Contents:
1. Philosophy of Science and Economics: Methodological Perspectives -- 2. Rhetoric: The Abandonment of Methodology? -- 3. Contemporary Philosophy of Science: Methodology Revisited -- 4. Scientific Realism: Methodology Reinstated -- 5. The Plausibility of Economic Assumptions: Realist Perspectives -- 6. Constructive Empiricism: The Challenge to Scientific Realism -- 7. Towards a Reconstruction of Economic Methodology: The Emergence of Causal Holism -- 8. From Friedman to Kaldor: A Causal Holist Critique of the Methodology of Neoclassical Economics -- 9. Causal Holism: Beyond Rhetoric and Realism.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Add tag(s)
Log in to add tags.
    average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Item type Current location Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Dhaka University Library
General Stacks
Non Fiction 330.01 BOB (Browse shelf) 1 Available 387806
Books Books Dhaka University Library
General Stacks
Non Fiction 330.01 BOB (Browse shelf) 2 Available 387807

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index.

1. Philosophy of Science and Economics: Methodological Perspectives -- 2. Rhetoric: The Abandonment of Methodology? -- 3. Contemporary Philosophy of Science: Methodology Revisited -- 4. Scientific Realism: Methodology Reinstated -- 5. The Plausibility of Economic Assumptions: Realist Perspectives -- 6. Constructive Empiricism: The Challenge to Scientific Realism -- 7. Towards a Reconstruction of Economic Methodology: The Emergence of Causal Holism -- 8. From Friedman to Kaldor: A Causal Holist Critique of the Methodology of Neoclassical Economics -- 9. Causal Holism: Beyond Rhetoric and Realism.

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.
Last Updated on September 15, 2019
© Dhaka University Library. All Rights Reserved|Staff Login