Economics in philosophy of science: A dismal contribution?

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Abstract

This paper draws a connection between recent developments in naturalized philosophy of science and the Buchanan research program in economics. Economic approaches in naturalized philosophy of science can be combined to form an economic philosophy of science. After giving an overview of some of these approaches, I lay out the fundamentals of the Buchanan research program. I argue that its main elements are a theory of interactions and a normative foundation in consensus which help to answer some important criticisms of economic philosophy of science.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-305
Number of pages27
JournalSynthese
Volume140
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

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