Prethodno priopćenje

https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34104

Constructive Methods in Economics

Arto Mutanen ; Finnish Naval Academy, P.O. Box 5 (Suomenlinna), FI–00191 Helsinki

Sažetak

Constructive methods and constructivity have been under extensive discussion in the philosophy of science. In mathematics and experimental sciences, constructive methods have a long tradition. From experimental sciences, constructive methods broadened to empirical sciences, as constructive empiricism demonstrates. For the last few decades, scientists from social sciences have been discussing social constructionism, which is a new direction in this multidimensional tradition of constructive methods. In economics, mathematical methods such as game theory are generally used. The mathematisation of science can be done in the spirit of the pedagogic-scientific mode or technocratic-scientific mode, which both are present in economics. Mathematical and other constructive methods may allow us to find out scientific understanding for particular phenomena. However, there is a real danger that the whole of science becomes technocratic. The question is not about constructions, but the whole aim of science – whether it is pedagogical or not.

Ključne riječi

constructive method; exactness; mathematisation; pedagogical approach; scientific approach; economics

Hrčak ID:

224035

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/224035

Datum izdavanja:

11.6.2019.

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