The Impact of the Philosophy of Science on the Evolution and Development of Western Economic Thought

Author: Yang Jianfei
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book takes the historical development of the philosophy of science and the growth of Western economic thought as its background, adhering to the methodological principle of consistency between history (real scenarios) and logic (ideal models). It analyzes the penetration and influence of logical positivism, falsificationism, scientific research program methodology, paradigm theory, the historical school, and postmodernism in the philosophy of science on classical, neoclassical, and neoclassical synthesis schools of Western economics, as well as on new liberalism and institutional economics. It discusses the theory, mechanism, and performance of this influence and penetration, exploring the connections, similarities, and consistencies in the philosophical and methodological approaches of the two disciplines. The book conducts a special study on the "economic man" hypothesis, the methodological model of the paradigm revolution in economics, and the latest developments in the methodology of Western economics. It attempts to systematically analyze the impact of the philosophy of science on the evolution and development of Western economic thought and to establish an analytical framework for researching the epistemological, ontological, and intellectual foundations of the methodology of Western economics.