Electronic Resource
Springer
De economist
123 (1975), S. 23-37
ISSN:
1572-9982
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Summary The historiography and the methodology of economics supply the answer to the question: ‘what is economics?’ by describing what economists do. Popper's theory of revolution in permanence fits better to the history of the physical sciences than Kuhn's theory. The economist, who is generally more concerned with consolidating theories than with testing them, however seems to behave in the Kuhnian way, but not when he makes revolutions. This is all due to the hybrid nature of economics. Basic economic theories cannot be tested severely. Their acceptance is partly based upon their plausibility. They are a mixture of empirical science, praxeology and social philosophy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02115561
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