'No reality please. We're economists'. There is a wide spread belief that modern economics
is irrelevant to the understanding of the real world. In a controversial and original study, Tony …

In arguably his most important book to date, Hodgson calls into question the tendency of
economic method to try and explain all economic phenomena by using the same catch-all …

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 …

It is sometimes said that the laws of economics are'hypothetical.'Of course, like every other
science, it undertakes to study the effects which will be produced by certain causes, not …

Following the failure of'really existing socialism'in Eastern Europe and Asia, the market is
now generally perceived, by Left and Right, to be supreme in any rational economic system …

The paper seeks to offer [1] an explication of a concept of economics imperialism, focusing
on its epistemic aspects; and [2] criteria for its normative assessment. In regard to [1], the …

“Philosophy of Economics” consists of inquiries concerning (a) rational choice,(b) the
appraisal of economic outcomes, institutions and processes, and (c) the ontology of …

Causation is still poorly understood in strategy research, and confusion prevails around key
concepts such as competitive advantage. In this paper, we define epistemological conditions …

In a society where no central agency coordinates the human activity of producing, selling
and buying, why is there order and not chaos? This fundamental question has taxed …

In the latter half of the 19th century, economic thought in the Germanspeaking world was
dominated, both intellectually and academically, by the so-called historical school, from …