Practical reason and theories of economic rationality

Alexander Styhre ()

Chapter 7 in A Pragmatist Theory of Economic Reason, 2025, pp 146-167 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Business schools teach purportedly practically relevant knowledge that, at the same time (albeit to a varying degree), is grounded in theoretical frameworks. While business school researchers often take pride in advancing theoretical arguments, such arguments are commonly just accepted as authoritative, regardless of any proof that they are consistently formulated or even practically relevant. The final chapter examines some of the consequences of taking a more critical view of the theories commonly taught at business schools, particularly when such a critique is premised on the use of sophisticated analytical frameworks such as those provided by the analytical philosophy corpus, rather than merely being grounded in intramural thinking wherein the individual scholar has limited incentives to question the theories inherited and embraced over the course of the scholarly career.

Keywords: Practical reasoning; Rules; Second-order decisions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035343911
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