Paul A. Samuelson: philosopher and theorist

Michael Szenberg, Aron A. Gottesman and Lall Ramrattan

International Journal of Social Economics, 2005, vol. 32, issue 4, 325-338

Abstract: Purpose - To assess not how Samuelson's individual models contributed to human knowledge but the very true foundation on which they rest, namely, sound theory, facts, and philosophy. Design/methodology/approach - This article has placed Samuelson as a philosopher seeking the truth, and as a theoretical contributor to the many sub‐disciplines of economics. Findings - Shows that his truths bear the evidence of reality, and that his theoretical contributions are not different in kind from the logical theorists. Demonstrates how easily one could formulate a Samuelsonian impossibility theorem that places his thought on the level of the mathematical research started by Hilbert and concluded by Kurt Godel. Originality/value - The literature that has assessed his contributions in this regard is fragmented, and myopically sparse, leaving gaps to be filled in by a paper such as this.

Keywords: Philosophy; Economic models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1108/03068290510587042

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