Reflection Without Rules: Economic Methodology and Contemporary Science Theory

by D. Wade Hands and D Wade Hands

Book Overview

Reflection without Rules offers a comprehensive, pointed exploration of the methodological tradition in economics and the breakdown of the received view within the philosophy of science. Professor Hands investigates economists' use of naturalistic and sociological paradigms to model economic phenomena and assesses the roles of pragmatism, discourse, and situatedness in discussions of economic practice before turning to a systematic exploration of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521797969
• ISBN13: 9780521797962
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"