01820nam a2200313Ia 4500 ebr10142088 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 900205s1993 nyu sb 001 0 eng d 90032099 0195082745 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)228170309 HB71 .R35 1993eb 330/.01/5 20 Redman, Deborah A. Economics and the philosophy of science [electronic resource] / Deborah A. Redman. New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. xiv, 252 p. Includes bibliography: p. 186-234 and indexes. "Economists and other social scientists in this century have often supported economic arguments by referring to positions taken by philosophers of science. This important new book examines the reliability of this practice, while providing economists, social scientists, and historians with the necessary background to discuss methodological matters with authority. Redman presents an accurate, critical, yet neutral survey of the modern philosophy of science from the Vienna Circle to the present, focusing particularly on logical positivism, sociological explanations of science (Polanyi, Fleck, Kuhn), the Popper family, and the history of science. Book jacket." Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Economics Philosophy. Science Philosophy. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10142088 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 90141 90141