Subject: BHA: Re: Lakatos and social science
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 18:04:33 +0200


Here are some references that may take you to the discussions of
applicability of Lakatos' framework to economics:

R. Cross, "The Duhem-Quine Thesis Lakatos and the Appraisal of Theories in
Macroeconomics", Economic Journal, 92, 1982
N. de Marchi(ed.), The Popperian Legacy in Economics, CUP, Cambridge, 1988
G. Fulton, "Research Programmes in Economics", History of Political Economy,
16, 1984
S. J. Latsis, "Situational Determinism in Economics", British Journal for
the Phil. of Science, 23, 1972

You may also enjoy the references of the following paper of Wade Hands,

Hands, "Popper and Lakatos in Economic Methodology"; in: U. Maki et
al.(eds.), Rationality Institutions and Economic Methodology, Routledge,
1993

Alt.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Groff" <rgroff-AT-yorku.ca>
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Sent: Monday 22 April 2002 17:42
Subject: BHA: Lakatos and social science


> Can anyone point me to good discussions of the applicability of Lakatos'
views to social science?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ruth
>
>
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