Recent Developments in Economic Methodology: The Rhetorical and Ontological Turns
15 Pages Posted: 26 Jan 2016
Date Written: 2003
Abstract
Recent developments in the methodology of economics have drawn upon pragmatist and realist philosophies of social science. These recent developments are outlined. It is argued that a specific variant of realist philosophy known as critical realism can provide the basis for a prescriptive economic methodology that is not susceptible to pragmatist criticisms.
Keywords: critical realism, economic methodology, ontology, pragmatism, rhetoric
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Lewis, Paul Andrew, Recent Developments in Economic Methodology: The Rhetorical and Ontological Turns (2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2722381 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2722381
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