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Philosophy in Economics

Papers Deriving from and Related to a Workshop on Testability and Explanation in Economics held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979

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  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Joseph C. Pitt

    1. Department of Philosophy and Religion, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

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Part of the book series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science (WONS, volume 16)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Joseph C. Pitt
    Pages 1-4

  3. On The Role of Fundamental Theory in Positive Economics

    • Edward J. Green
    Pages 5-15

  4. Are General Equilibrium Theories Explanatory?

    • Daniel M. Hausman
    Pages 17-32

  5. New Consumer Theory and The Relations Between Goods

    • R. J. Wolfson
    Pages 33-46

  6. A Skeptical History of Microeconomic Theory

    • Alexander Rosenberg
    Pages 47-61

  7. Neo-Utilitarian Ethics and the Ordinal Representation Assumption

    • Steven Strasnick
    Pages 63-92

  8. Constitutional Choice: Rawls vs. Harsanyi

    • E. F. McClennen
    Pages 93-109

  9. Some Implications of ‘Theory Absorption’ for Economic Theory and the Economics of Information

    • Raymond Dacey
    Pages 111-136

  10. On the Use of Laboratory Experiments in Economics

    • Louis L. Wilde
    Pages 137-148

  11. Some Logic and History of Hypothesis Testing

    • I. J. Good
    Pages 149-174

  12. Testing Statistical Testing

    • Deborah Mayo
    Pages 175-203

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 205-212
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About this book

The essays in this volume are the result of a workshop held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in April, 1979. The assembled group was diverse, comprised of philosophers, economists, and statisticians. But it was not the complete group on which we had initially planned. Richard Rudner was in France on sabbatical and was unable to fly back for the occa­ sion. His untimely death the following summer saddened us all, for we lost not just a colleague but a friend. This book is dedicated to him out of the spirit of friendship and in appreciation for the ground breaking work he did in the philosophy of the social sciences. In addition to the participants, a number of people worked very hard to make our gathering possible. We are especially indebted to Dean Henry Bauer, Dean Ernie Stout and Dean John Ballweg of the College of Arts and Sciences at Virginia Tech for their good will and support, both moral and substantive. We would also like to thank Professor Guy Hammond, Head, Department of Philosophy and Religion, for his council and assistance. Our special thanks to Jeanne Keister and Betty Davis for their patience with unending typing and reservations, and finally to Barbara Kersey, always at hand, ever helpful. Without them nothing would have transpired.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy and Religion, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

    Joseph C. Pitt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophy in Economics

  • Book Subtitle: Papers Deriving from and Related to a Workshop on Testability and Explanation in Economics held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979

  • Editors: Joseph C. Pitt

  • Series Title: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8394-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1981

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1210-3Published: 31 March 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-8396-0Published: 22 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8394-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1566-659X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1974

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 212

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, History of Economic Thought/Methodology

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