Emancipatory for Whom? A Comment on Critical Realism

Drucilla Barker

Feminist Economics, 2003, vol. 9, issue 1, 103-108

Abstract: Tony Lawson (1999) argues that critical realism will facilitate revelatory and emancipatory projects in feminist economics. The strength of Lawson's argument lies in its rejection of social atomism and methodological individualism. Societies are best understood as structurally connected systems rather than as atomistic aggregates. Its weakness lies in its reliance on a humanist conception of human agency, a conception that is increasingly questioned by some feminists.

Keywords: Critical Realism; Feminist Epistemology; Human Agency; Ontology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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