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What Rosenberg's Philosophy of Economics is Not

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Alexander Rosenberg
Alexander Rosenberg*
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Department of Philosophy, Syracuse University
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Douglas W. Hands's “What Economics Is Not: An Economist's Response to Rosenberg“ (Hands 1984a) is an unsympathetic criticism of the explanatory hypotheses of “If Economics Isn't Science, What Is It?” (Rosenberg 1983). Before replying to his objection, I summarize the claims of that paper.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 53 , Issue 1 , March 1986 , pp. 127 - 132
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Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association 1986

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