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Fact and fiction in economics : models, realism and social construction / / edited by Uskali Mäki [[electronic resource]]
| Fact and fiction in economics : models, realism and social construction / / edited by Uskali Mäki [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 384 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 330.01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Philosophy
Economics - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-107-13257-6
1-280-16284-8 1-139-14784-6 0-511-12024-9 0-511-06443-8 0-511-05810-1 0-511-33058-8 0-511-49331-2 0-511-07289-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; I. Introduction: -- Dismal queen of the social sciences / Uskali Mäki -- ; II. Setting the scene: -- Ugly currents in modern economics / Mark Blaug -- Modern economics and its critics / Partha Dasgupta -- Some nonreasons for nonrealism about economics / Uskali Mäki -- ; III. Economic models and economic reality: -- Credible worlds: the status of theoretical models in economics / Robert Sugden -- Limits of causal order, from economics to physics / Nancy Cartwright -- Econometrics and reality / Kevin D. Hoover -- Models, stories, and the economic world / Mary S. Morgan -- Economic models and reality: the role of informal scientific methods / Roger E. Backhouse -- Truthlikeness and economic theories / Ilkka Niiniluoto -- ; IV. The constitution of economic reality: -- Rational choice, functional selection, and "empty black boxes" / Philip Pettit -- Reality of common cultures / Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap -- Collective acceptance and collective attitudes: on the social construction of social reality / Raimo Tuomela, Wolfgang Balzer -- Hayek and cultural evolution / Bruce Caldwell -- Putting evidence in its place: John Mill's early struggles with "facts in the concrete" / Neil De Marchi -- ; V. The institutions of economics: -- You shouldn't want a realism if you have a rhetoric / Deirdre N. McCloskey -- More things change, the more they stay the same: social realism in contemporary science studies / D. Wade Hands -- Economists: truth-seekers or rent-seekers? / Jesús P. Zamora Bonilla. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Fact & Fiction in Economics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450547103321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fact and fiction in economics : models, realism and social construction / / edited by Uskali Mäki [[electronic resource]]
| Fact and fiction in economics : models, realism and social construction / / edited by Uskali Mäki [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 384 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 330.01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Philosophy
Economics - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-107-13257-6
1-280-16284-8 1-139-14784-6 0-511-12024-9 0-511-06443-8 0-511-05810-1 0-511-33058-8 0-511-49331-2 0-511-07289-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; I. Introduction: -- Dismal queen of the social sciences / Uskali Mäki -- ; II. Setting the scene: -- Ugly currents in modern economics / Mark Blaug -- Modern economics and its critics / Partha Dasgupta -- Some nonreasons for nonrealism about economics / Uskali Mäki -- ; III. Economic models and economic reality: -- Credible worlds: the status of theoretical models in economics / Robert Sugden -- Limits of causal order, from economics to physics / Nancy Cartwright -- Econometrics and reality / Kevin D. Hoover -- Models, stories, and the economic world / Mary S. Morgan -- Economic models and reality: the role of informal scientific methods / Roger E. Backhouse -- Truthlikeness and economic theories / Ilkka Niiniluoto -- ; IV. The constitution of economic reality: -- Rational choice, functional selection, and "empty black boxes" / Philip Pettit -- Reality of common cultures / Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap -- Collective acceptance and collective attitudes: on the social construction of social reality / Raimo Tuomela, Wolfgang Balzer -- Hayek and cultural evolution / Bruce Caldwell -- Putting evidence in its place: John Mill's early struggles with "facts in the concrete" / Neil De Marchi -- ; V. The institutions of economics: -- You shouldn't want a realism if you have a rhetoric / Deirdre N. McCloskey -- More things change, the more they stay the same: social realism in contemporary science studies / D. Wade Hands -- Economists: truth-seekers or rent-seekers? / Jesús P. Zamora Bonilla. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Fact & Fiction in Economics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783124003321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fact and fiction in economics : models, realism and social construction / / edited by Uskali Mäki [[electronic resource]]
| Fact and fiction in economics : models, realism and social construction / / edited by Uskali Mäki [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 384 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 330.01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Philosophy
Economics - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-107-13257-6
1-280-16284-8 1-139-14784-6 0-511-12024-9 0-511-06443-8 0-511-05810-1 0-511-33058-8 0-511-49331-2 0-511-07289-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; I. Introduction: -- Dismal queen of the social sciences / Uskali Mäki -- ; II. Setting the scene: -- Ugly currents in modern economics / Mark Blaug -- Modern economics and its critics / Partha Dasgupta -- Some nonreasons for nonrealism about economics / Uskali Mäki -- ; III. Economic models and economic reality: -- Credible worlds: the status of theoretical models in economics / Robert Sugden -- Limits of causal order, from economics to physics / Nancy Cartwright -- Econometrics and reality / Kevin D. Hoover -- Models, stories, and the economic world / Mary S. Morgan -- Economic models and reality: the role of informal scientific methods / Roger E. Backhouse -- Truthlikeness and economic theories / Ilkka Niiniluoto -- ; IV. The constitution of economic reality: -- Rational choice, functional selection, and "empty black boxes" / Philip Pettit -- Reality of common cultures / Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap -- Collective acceptance and collective attitudes: on the social construction of social reality / Raimo Tuomela, Wolfgang Balzer -- Hayek and cultural evolution / Bruce Caldwell -- Putting evidence in its place: John Mill's early struggles with "facts in the concrete" / Neil De Marchi -- ; V. The institutions of economics: -- You shouldn't want a realism if you have a rhetoric / Deirdre N. McCloskey -- More things change, the more they stay the same: social realism in contemporary science studies / D. Wade Hands -- Economists: truth-seekers or rent-seekers? / Jesús P. Zamora Bonilla. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Fact & Fiction in Economics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827670303321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Philosophy of Economics [[electronic resource]]
| Philosophy of Economics [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Gabbay Dov M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (929 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.01 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThagardPaul
WoodsJohn MäkiUskali |
| Collana | Handbook of the Philosophy of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics -- Philosophy
Economics --Methodology Law -- Economic aspects Economics - Philosophy Economics - Methodology Business & Economics Physical Sciences & Mathematics Sciences - General Economic Theory |
| ISBN |
1-280-58251-0
9786613612298 0-08-093077-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FrontCover; Philosophy of Economics; Copyright; Dedication; General Preface; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part A : General Philosophical Themes; Realism and Antirealism about Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Scientific Realism in Conventional Philosophy of Science; 3 Ingredients of a Minimal Scientific Realism; 4 Commonsensibles and Their Modifications in Economic Modelling; 5 Social Construction (What?) of What?; 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; The Rise and Fall of Popper and Lakatos in Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Early Engagements with Popper
3 Lakatos and The Emergence of Economic Methodology4 The Movement From Popper and Lakatos; 5 Appraising Economic Theories; 6 Methodology After Lakatos; 7 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Models and Modelling in Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Nature of Economic Models; 3 Working with Models; 4 Conclusions: From Models to Modelling; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Economic Theory and Causal Inference; 1 Reductionist and Structuralist Accounts of Causality; 2 Structual Estimation and Causality; 3 The Assault on Macroeconometric Models; 4 Inferring Causes from Interventions 5 Graph-Theoretic Accounts of Causal Structure6 A Synthetic Program for Uncovering the Causal Structure of Vars; Bibliography; Naturalism and The Nature of Economic Evidence; 1 Naturalism and Evidence; 2 Nonexperimental Evidence; 3 Experimental Evidence; 4 Evidence and Unrealistic Causal Models; Conclusion; Bibliography; Some Issues Concerning The Nature of Economic Explanation; 1 Some Controversies About Explanation; 2 Formal Criteria For Explanation in Economics; 3 Theoretical Entities and Explanation; 4 When Do Models Explain?; 5 Macro and Microexplanation 6 Functional Explanation and Evolutionary Economics7 The Nature of Economic Causes; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; The Unreasonable Efficacy of Mathematics in Modern Economics; 1 The Classical Arguments; 2 The Role and Functions of Mathematics in Neoclassical Economics; 3 Post-1980 Developments in Alternative Possibilities for Mathematical Formalization in Economics; 4 A Revival of Philosophy of Mathematics for Economics?; Bibliography; Feminist Philosophy of Economics; Introduction; What Makes an Economic Inquiry Feminist?; Is Rational Choice Theory Androcentric? Values and Objectivity in Economics"Critical Realism:"" A Contested View in Feminist Philosophy of Economics; Conclusion; Bibliography; The Positive-Normative Dichotomy and Economics; 1 Introduction to The Positive-Normative Dichotomy; 2 The History of The Positive-Normative Dichotomy in Economics; 3 Normative and Ethically Normative; 4 The Entanglement of Positive and (Ethically) Normative; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Economic Theory, Anti-Economics, and Political Ideology; 1 Introduction; 2 Anti-Economists and Markets 3 Economic Theory and The Normative Status of The Market |
| Altri titoli varianti | Handbook of the Philosophy of Science |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790145003321 |
Gabbay Dov M
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Philosophy of Economics
| Philosophy of Economics |
| Autore | Gabbay Dov M |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (929 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.01 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThagardPaul
WoodsJohn MäkiUskali |
| Collana | Handbook of the Philosophy of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics -- Philosophy
Economics --Methodology Law -- Economic aspects Economics - Philosophy Economics - Methodology Business & Economics Physical Sciences & Mathematics Sciences - General Economic Theory |
| ISBN |
1-280-58251-0
9786613612298 0-08-093077-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FrontCover; Philosophy of Economics; Copyright; Dedication; General Preface; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part A : General Philosophical Themes; Realism and Antirealism about Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Scientific Realism in Conventional Philosophy of Science; 3 Ingredients of a Minimal Scientific Realism; 4 Commonsensibles and Their Modifications in Economic Modelling; 5 Social Construction (What?) of What?; 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; The Rise and Fall of Popper and Lakatos in Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Early Engagements with Popper
3 Lakatos and The Emergence of Economic Methodology4 The Movement From Popper and Lakatos; 5 Appraising Economic Theories; 6 Methodology After Lakatos; 7 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Models and Modelling in Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Nature of Economic Models; 3 Working with Models; 4 Conclusions: From Models to Modelling; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Economic Theory and Causal Inference; 1 Reductionist and Structuralist Accounts of Causality; 2 Structual Estimation and Causality; 3 The Assault on Macroeconometric Models; 4 Inferring Causes from Interventions 5 Graph-Theoretic Accounts of Causal Structure6 A Synthetic Program for Uncovering the Causal Structure of Vars; Bibliography; Naturalism and The Nature of Economic Evidence; 1 Naturalism and Evidence; 2 Nonexperimental Evidence; 3 Experimental Evidence; 4 Evidence and Unrealistic Causal Models; Conclusion; Bibliography; Some Issues Concerning The Nature of Economic Explanation; 1 Some Controversies About Explanation; 2 Formal Criteria For Explanation in Economics; 3 Theoretical Entities and Explanation; 4 When Do Models Explain?; 5 Macro and Microexplanation 6 Functional Explanation and Evolutionary Economics7 The Nature of Economic Causes; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; The Unreasonable Efficacy of Mathematics in Modern Economics; 1 The Classical Arguments; 2 The Role and Functions of Mathematics in Neoclassical Economics; 3 Post-1980 Developments in Alternative Possibilities for Mathematical Formalization in Economics; 4 A Revival of Philosophy of Mathematics for Economics?; Bibliography; Feminist Philosophy of Economics; Introduction; What Makes an Economic Inquiry Feminist?; Is Rational Choice Theory Androcentric? Values and Objectivity in Economics"Critical Realism:"" A Contested View in Feminist Philosophy of Economics; Conclusion; Bibliography; The Positive-Normative Dichotomy and Economics; 1 Introduction to The Positive-Normative Dichotomy; 2 The History of The Positive-Normative Dichotomy in Economics; 3 Normative and Ethically Normative; 4 The Entanglement of Positive and (Ethically) Normative; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Economic Theory, Anti-Economics, and Political Ideology; 1 Introduction; 2 Anti-Economists and Markets 3 Economic Theory and The Normative Status of The Market |
| Altri titoli varianti | Handbook of the Philosophy of Science |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826161203321 |
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Gabbay Dov M
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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