Epistemology of the economy: comments from Robert Nozick

Fernando Estrada

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Abstract: In this paper we have presented arguments for simplicity as epistemological criterion of economic research. In particular, have been important aspects that show how the tradition of the theory, to make principle simplicity to represent many empirical data of experience or information, was one of the goals set by the fathers of the discipline: Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Jeremy Bentham.

Keywords: Economy theory; epistemology; history of economy; public election; Robert Nozick. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 A11 A12 A2 A20 B0 B00 B1 B12 B4 B41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04-30
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