Economics Questions

Re: methodology of economics

Sage — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:13:35 GMT

Here's an article by Boettke.

I guess the best place to go would be Economics and Hermeneutics by Lavoie.

Re: methodology of economics

Juan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:00:06 GMT

I'm sure that convoluted, ivory-tower, post-modern pastimes such as hermeneutics contribute a lot to make libertarianism a more widely accepted philosophy...

Re: methodology of economics

hayekianxyz — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:43:23 GMT

Anyone know any good sources from Boettke and company?

Re: methodology of economics

Sage — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:39:32 GMT

Jon Irenicus:
Long is about as balanced as can be on the issue I think. He doesn't come down in favour of the hermeneuticists, but he does a good job of showing in which respects they are right.

Roderick is really good at finding a middle ground between opposing positions.

Re: methodology of economics

Jon Irenicus — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:39:43 GMT

Long is about as balanced as can be on the issue I think. He doesn't come down in favour of the hermeneuticists, but he does a good job of showing in which respects they are right. But I think that Hoppe's paper is still the most scathing critique of their position out there.

Re: methodology of economics

hayekianxyz — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:51:26 GMT

Murray Rothbard: The Hermeneutical Invasion of Economics, David Gordon: Hermeneutics vs. Austrian Economics.

Gordon isn't a huge fan as far as I'm aware, he trashes Boettke and company in some of his book reviews.

Re: methodology of economics

fakename — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:37:42 GMT

hey, thanks.

Re: methodology of economics

wombatron — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:24:55 GMT

I believe Long also discusses hermeneutics in a favorable light in Wittgenstein, Austrian Economics, and the Logic of Action.

Re: methodology of economics

Jon Irenicus — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:46:06 GMT

Their view is balanced. Either way, look up Hoppe's In Defense of Extreme Rationalism and Selgin's Praxeology and Understanding. They mention economists in favour of a hermeneutic approach.

methodology of economics

fakename — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:57:28 GMT

Does anyone know what happened with the hermenetical invasion of economics? I keep hearing references to it by David Gordon and Murray Rothbard but they are obvious opponents so I was looking for a balanced view of this event.