Dawid Megger

Determinism, Causality and Explanation in Economics (eBook, PDF)

An Austrian School Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book opens by exploring disputes In the philosophy of science over the fundamental goal of science. The book shows that the Austrian tradition adheres to scientific realism and can be perceived as a middle ground between historicism and positivism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040382813
• Artikelnr.: 74279568

Autorenporträt

Dawid Megger is an assistant professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, where he teaches microeconomics and public choice theory, among others. His research interests revolve around economic theory, methodology, and political economy. His articles on the philosophy of free action and voluntary exchange in economics have been published in such journals as Journal of Economic Methodology and Synthese. He also participates in international conferences across Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Truth or utility? Dispute over realism in philosophy of
science and philosophy of economics 2. Austrian school as the middle ground
between historicism and positivism 3. Determinism and methodological
dualism: an epistemological inquiry 4. An Austrian perspective on causal
relations in economics 5. Scientific explanation in the Austrian School
Conclusion