Comparing economic theories or: pluralism in economics and the need for a comparative approach to scientific research programmes

Pluralism in economics appears to be a double-edged sword: we need more than one theory to grasp and explain the entire economic world, yet a plurality of possible explanations undermines the aspiration of the economic discipline to provide ‘objective knowledge’ in the singular of the ‘one world one...

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Autor principal:	Arne HEISE
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Lenguaje:	DE EN FR
Publicado:	Editura ASE Bucuresti 2020
Materias:	pluralism methodology paradigm Economics as a science HB71-74
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:012828aa3982442f902c2b53e69117572021-12-02T12:28:54ZComparing economic theories or: pluralism in economics and the need for a comparative approach to scientific research programmes1843-22981844-8208https://doaj.org/article/012828aa3982442f902c2b53e69117572020-11-01T00:00:00Z https://jpe.ro/pdf.php?id=8979 https://doaj.org/toc/1843-2298https://doaj.org/toc/1844-8208Pluralism in economics appears to be a double-edged sword: we need more than one theory to grasp and explain the entire economic world, yet a plurality of possible explanations undermines the aspiration of the economic discipline to provide ‘objective knowledge’ in the singular of the ‘one world one truth’ conception. Therefore, pluralism is often equated with relativism and obscurantism. In this article, I will explore both the demand for pluralism and the fear of relativism and obscurantism, scrutinising each position in order to evaluate their respective justification and devising a methodological proposal that may appease both the defender and the sceptic of economic pluralism.Arne HEISEEditura ASE BucurestiarticlepluralismmethodologyparadigmEconomics as a scienceHB71-74DEENFRJournal of Philosophical Economics, Vol XIII, Iss 2, Pp 162-184 (2020)
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description	Pluralism in economics appears to be a double-edged sword: we need more than one theory to grasp and explain the entire economic world, yet a plurality of possible explanations undermines the aspiration of the economic discipline to provide ‘objective knowledge’ in the singular of the ‘one world one truth’ conception. Therefore, pluralism is often equated with relativism and obscurantism. In this article, I will explore both the demand for pluralism and the fear of relativism and obscurantism, scrutinising each position in order to evaluate their respective justification and devising a methodological proposal that may appease both the defender and the sceptic of economic pluralism.
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title	Comparing economic theories or: pluralism in economics and the need for a comparative approach to scientific research programmes
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Comparing economic theories or: pluralism in economics and the need for a comparative approach to scientific research programmes

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