Historical Epistemology of Ecological Economics : Essays on the Styles of Economic Reasoning (Contributions to Economics) （2022）

Fragio, Alberto

Springer Nature Switzerland AG（2023/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 139 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783030945886
• DDC分類 333.701

Full Description

This volume uses historical epistemology in order to address several topics in the history of economic thought, with special emphasis on ecological economics, environmental metaphors of scarcity, and mathematical ecology. Using the field of ecological economics as an anchor point, the author reflects on the styles of reasoning in economics with a view towards understanding the nature of disagreement that stems from a failure of communication between rival approaches in economics. A thorough inquiry into issues related to identity, coherence, pluralism, and reception, this volume will appeal to researchers and students interested in history of economic thought, ecological economics, and philosophy of the sciences.

Contents

1. Styles of Scientific Reasoning as Historiographical Metaphor: A Reply to Martin Kusch.- 2. The Myth of the Framework and the Modes of Thought in Economics.- 3. Historical Epistemology of Ecological Economics and Styles of Economic Reasoning.- 4. The Crisis of the Historical Style of Economic Reasoning: Joseph A. Schumpeter, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, and Paul A. Samuelson.- 5. Fundamental Disagreements in the Origin of Ecological Economics.- 6. Environmental Metaphors of Scarcity.- 7. The Two Chief Epistemic Styles of Mathematical Ecology.- 8. Classical Historical Epistemology in Retrospect: A Review Essay