Friedman’s instrumentalism in F53. A Weberian reading

In this paper, Weber’s methodology of ideal types is applied as a framework to argue for the instrumentalist interpretation of Friedman’s methodology of positive economics. Weber’s ideal-typical methodology is characterized as a mix of descriptive inaccuracy and causal adequacy. Based on some recent...

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Main Author: Peter Galbács
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Rosetti Internaţional 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Philosophical Economics
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Online Access: https://jpe.ro/pdf.php?id=8389