Philosophy and Methodology of Economics
| Type of study | Follow-up Master |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 114-0519/01 |
| Abbreviation | FME |
| Course title | Philosophy and Methodology of Economics |
| Credits | 4 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Economics |
| Course coordinator | prof. Ing. Martin Macháček, Ph.D. et Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Science, its concepts and fields, origins, development, and crises.
2. Logical positivism and empirism. Critical rationalism.
3. History and sociology of science. Methodology of scientific research programmes.
4. Methodology of economic science – the Millian tradition. Deductivism.
5. Logical positivism in economics. Economics as empirical science.
6. Popper´s methodology of social sciences. Falsification principle in economics.
7. Scientific revolutions and paradigms in economics.
8. Scientific research programmes in economics.
9. Samuelson´s operationalism. Friedman´s methodology of positive economics.
10. Quantitative economics and the computational experiment. Multiagent approaches in economics.
11. Experimental economics.
12. Rhetorical and onthological turns in economics. Critical realism.
13. Famous methodological battles in economics.
2. Logical positivism and empirism. Critical rationalism.
3. History and sociology of science. Methodology of scientific research programmes.
4. Methodology of economic science – the Millian tradition. Deductivism.
5. Logical positivism in economics. Economics as empirical science.
6. Popper´s methodology of social sciences. Falsification principle in economics.
7. Scientific revolutions and paradigms in economics.
8. Scientific research programmes in economics.
9. Samuelson´s operationalism. Friedman´s methodology of positive economics.
10. Quantitative economics and the computational experiment. Multiagent approaches in economics.
11. Experimental economics.
12. Rhetorical and onthological turns in economics. Critical realism.
13. Famous methodological battles in economics.
E-learning
Literature
1. BLAUG, Mark. The Methodology of Economics Or How Economists Explain. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 286 p. ISBN 9780521436786 .
2. BOUMANS, Marcel and John B. DAVIS. Economic Methodology: Understanding Economics as a Science. 2nd ed. Palgrave, 2015. 248 p. ISBN 978-1137545558 .
3. LAWSON, Tony. Essays on the Nature and State of Modern Economics. London: Routledge, 2015. 276 p. ISBN 978-1138851023 .
2. BOUMANS, Marcel and John B. DAVIS. Economic Methodology: Understanding Economics as a Science. 2nd ed. Palgrave, 2015. 248 p. ISBN 978-1137545558 .
3. LAWSON, Tony. Essays on the Nature and State of Modern Economics. London: Routledge, 2015. 276 p. ISBN 978-1138851023 .
Advised literature
1. CALDWELL, Bruce J. Beyond Positivism: Economic Methodology in the Twentieth Century. London: Routledge, 1994. 304 p. ISBN 978-0415109116 .
2. FRIEDMAN, Milton The Methodology of Positive Economics. In Essays in Positive Economics. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1966, pp. 3-16, 30-43. ISBN 978-0226264035 .
3. HANDS, Wade D. Reflection without Rules: Economic Methodology and Contemporary Science Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 492 p. ISBN 978-0521797962 .
4. SNOWDON, Brian and Howard R. VANE. Modern Macroeconomics: Its Origin, Development and Current State. New edition. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Pub., 2005. 832 p. ISBN 978-1845422080 .
2. FRIEDMAN, Milton The Methodology of Positive Economics. In Essays in Positive Economics. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1966, pp. 3-16, 30-43. ISBN 978-0226264035 .
3. HANDS, Wade D. Reflection without Rules: Economic Methodology and Contemporary Science Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 492 p. ISBN 978-0521797962 .
4. SNOWDON, Brian and Howard R. VANE. Modern Macroeconomics: Its Origin, Development and Current State. New edition. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Pub., 2005. 832 p. ISBN 978-1845422080 .