Realism, Regularities, and Prediction

Problems are identified with the transcendental argument that Lawson uses to make a case for realism in economics: this argument relies heavily upon an unproblematized conception of Free Will. Lawson's substantive conclusions are not vitiated, but the argument presented here suggests that he underestimates the role of regularities and prediction in economics.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Cottrell, Allin
Published in:	Review of Social Economy. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0034-6764. - Vol. 56.1998, 3, p. 347-355
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals
Subject:	scientific realism \| economics \| prediction

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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