[lbo-talk] Mathematics and Algebra in Economics Research

Julio Huato juliohuato at gmail.com
Mon Jul 14 09:56:57 PDT 2008


Ismail Lagardien wrote:


> I have no problem with statistical data,
> but refuse to reproduce mainstream/orthodoxy
> practices and arguments "hidden behind
> thickets of algebra". This is essentially
> a philosophical problem. My work is
> influenced by Marxism in general, and
> Critical Realism in particular. See, for
> instance, Tony Lawson's "Economics &
> Reality" and Steve Feetwood's Critical
> Realism in Economics: Development and
> Debate (both routledge)
>
> Hope this is of some help.

It is. Thank you.

On the basis of general methodological arguments we may reject economic theory, but mere rejection is not a radical critique of anything. My mental scheme is similar to that of Marx's letters to Arnold Ruge (1842).



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