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Book SynopsisVolume 36A of
Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology features a symposium on Bruce Caldwell’s
Beyond Positivism after 35 years. Contributors to the symposium include Kevin Hoover, Wade Hands, Tony Lawson, and Peter Boettke. The volume also features general-research essays from Luis Mireles-Flores and Alain Marciano. Luca Fiorito presents a new discovery from the archives.
Trade ReviewInternational contributors are gathered here to reconsider Bruce Caldwell's Beyond Positivism, a classic treatise of economic methodology first published in 1982. Some topics explored include hypothetical pattern explanations in economic science, George Stigler's interpretation of the Coase theorem, and the controversy regarding the adding-up theorem. The book also provides a literature review of recent trends in economic methodology. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsVolume IntroductionPART I: A SYMPOSIUM ON BRUCE CALDWELL’S
BEYOND POSITIVISM AFTER 35 YEARS Introduction to a Symposium on Bruce Caldwell’s
Beyond Positivism after 35 Years;
Scott Scheall A Countercultural Methodology: Caldwell’s
Beyond Positivism at Thirty-Five;
Kevin D. Hoover Beyond Deductivism;
Tony Lawson Hypothetical Pattern Explanations in Economic Science: Hayek's Explanation of the Principle and Pattern Prediction Meets Contemporary Philosophy of Science;
D. Wade Hands Why Methodology Matters: Reflections on Bruce Caldwell's
Beyond Positivism;
Peter Boettke, Solomon Stein, and Virgil Henry Storr Reflecting on
Beyond Positivism at Thirty-Five;
Bruce Caldwell PART II: ESSAYS Recent Trends in Economic Methodology: A Literature Review;
Luis Mireles-Flores Why is "Stigler's Coase Theorem" Stiglerian? A Methodological Explanation;
Alain Marciano PART III: FROM THE VAULT John M. Clark and Frank H. Knight on the Adding-Up Theorem, Overhead Costs, and More;
Luca Fiorito
