Arne Heise - The resilience of modern neoclassical economics -a case study in the light of Ludwik Fleck's 'harmony of deception'

jpe:10729 - Journal of Philosophical Economics, November 20, 2019, Volume XIII Issue 1 - https://doi.org/10.46298/jpe.10729
The resilience of modern neoclassical economics -a case study in the light of Ludwik Fleck's 'harmony of deception'Article

Authors: Arne Heise 1

  • 1 Universität Hamburg

In this paper, Ludwick Fleck’s philosophy and sociology of science will be briefly outlined in order to establish a ‘theory of the resilience of scientific misapprehension’. This theory will be use in order to gain insights into the modes of operation of defence and resilience of modern neoclassical economics in the face of recent harsh critique by singling out a case of extreme deviation of theoretical prediction from empirical evidence: minimum wages’ impact on employment.


Volume: Volume XIII Issue 1
Section: Articles
Published on: November 20, 2019
Imported on: December 28, 2022
Keywords: minimum wages,neoclassical economics,philosophy of science,Ludwick Fleck,[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences

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