Economics has developed into one of the most specialised social sciences. Yet at the same time, it shares its subject matter with other social sciences and humanities and its method of analysis has developed in close correspondence with the natural and life sciences. This book offers an up to date assessment of economics in relation to other disciplines.
This edited collection explores fields as diverse as mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, sociology, architecture, and literature, drawing from selected contributions to the 2005 Annual Conference of the European Society...
Economics has developed into one of the most specialised social sciences. Yet at the same time, it shares its subject matter with other social scie...
"This book is the translation of an extended version of a special issue of Revue d'economie politique (Connaissance et croyances en economie, vol. 5, 2002)"--Acknowledgments.
"This book is the translation of an extended version of a special issue of Revue d'economie politique (Connaissance et croyances en economie, vol. 5, ...
By illuminating the philosophical roots of the various notions of knowledge employed by economists, this Handbook helps to disentangle conceptual and typological issues surrounding the debate on knowledge amongst economists. Wide-ranging in scope, it explores fundamental aspects of the relationship between knowledge and economics - such as the nature of knowledge, knowledge acquisition and knowledge diffusion.
By illuminating the philosophical roots of the various notions of knowledge employed by economists, this Handbook helps to disentangle conceptual and ...
