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On The Dualism Of Economic Research Paradigms In Perspective Of Scientific Philosophy

Posted on:2007-12-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J CengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2179360185451117Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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This paper concerns with four aspects: First, retrospect the historical background and change reason of positive economic and normative economic , indicate theory origin of the debate. Secondly, via summarizing the arguments between positive economists and normative economists native and overseas, analyzing their respective philosophical basis from the perspective of ontology in detail, and disclosing their different philosophical nature. Thirdly, demonstrate the Dualism quality of Economic Research Paradigm from the perspective of necessity and feasibility, clear up the dualism quality of economic approximately, point out that the combination will bring significant methodology meaning and economic meaning. Lastly, sum up positive quality and normative quality of economics from the perspective of methodology and epistemology again, emphasize that they are not oppose or fight against each other, but penetrate and be compatible with each other. Give detailed advice and prospect the future of economic methodology.The innovation of this paper lies on the follows: take positive economic paradigm and normative economic paradigm as research objects, according to the history evolution order, adopt cross-disciplinary methods, introduce theprocess of generation and development, clarify the meaning and nature of correlative basic conception about the problem. One of the innovations is that resurvey the problem of positive economics and normative economics in a whole frame of history, and combine some basic conceptions in philosophy of science, economics and ethics, via powerful reasoning and case study, discuss some radical measures to correspond contradiction, moreover, point out detailed harmony strategies. Eventually come into a conclusion: the quality of positive and normative are native qualities of economics. Indicate possibility and foreground for the compatibility of the two paradigms, this essay has strong persuasion in anticipating that they will bring about significance for philosophy methodology and economic development.This essay has three difficulties: First, difficulty of conception foundation: how to grasp conception foundation, historical background and theory origin of positive economic paradigm and normative economic paradigm from a historical and philosophical perspective? Second, difficulty of formalization system: the viewpoints of positive economists and normative economists are very jumble, this paper tries to clear up the formers' theories, sums up and synthesizes various standpoints, and make it form systematism and standardization. Third, difficulty of combination in visual angle: combining economics and philosophy, resurvey some philosophy problems in economic research from the perspective of ontology, epistemology and methodology, thereby discover new problems, and make rigor argumentation toward it.
Keywords/Search Tags:positive economics, normative economics, value judgement, The hay cutter of Hume, equality and efficiency
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