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Yes, economics is surely 'a science.' So is sociology, history, and many other subjects which people do not usually refer to as science simply using the word in its common usage. Generally, when people refer to 'science,' they mean the physical sciences. The neat thing about subjects like economics, philosophy, math and other such 'sciences'
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Gene Callahan linked to this thread on his blog. I thought I had a good answer for him so I went to the trouble to go through the rigamarole to post it. Didn't realize the thread was three years old. Oh well. BTW -- economics isn't science. Also BTW, I am a scientist, and I have read at least one 100+ year old 'science book' and found
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Sorry, Robert Heilbroner wrote The Worldly Philosophers , not Galbraith. And I even read the book....
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Here's what I would do: Go get a copy of The Worldly Philosophers by J.K. Galbraith. You should be able to get it very cheap, because there are a gazillion copies out there. Read it. It's very easy and an interesting read, and it should give you a basic idea of what some of the most influential economists have had to say. Whichever economists