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| Tekijä: | Rappaport, S. |
| Otsikko: | Abstraction and unrealistic assumptions in economics |
| Lehti: | Journal of Economic Methodology
1996 : DEC, VOL. 3:2, p. 215-236 |
| Asiasana: | ECONOMICS METHODOLOGY RESEARCH |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Economics has been persistently criticized for its heavy reliance on unrealistic assumptions. Some people reply to this criticism by saying that the unrealistic assumptions of economics result from abstraction from unimportant details, and abstraction is necessary for knowledge of a complex real world. So, far from unrealistic assumptions detracting from the epistemic worth of economics, such assumptions are essential for economic knowledge. The author calls this line of argument "The Abstractionist Defense". |
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