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Explaining Technical Change: A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science: Studies in Rationality and Social Change

Autor Jon Elster
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 iun 1983
Technical change, defined as the manufacture and modification of tools, is generally thought to have played an important role in the evolution of intelligent life on earth, comparable to that of language. In this volume, first published in 1983, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective. He first sets out the main methods of scientific explanation and then applies those methods to some of the central theories of technical change. In particular, Elster considers neoclassical, evolutionary, and Marxist theories, whilst also devoting a chapter to Joseph Schumpeter's influential theory.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521270724
ISBN-10: 0521270723
Pagini: 276
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Studies in Rationality and Social Change

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Preface; General introduction; Part I. Modes of Scientific Explanation: 1. Causal explanation; 2. Functional explanation; 3. Intentional explanation; Part II. Theories of Technical Change: 4. Neoclassical theories; 5. Schumpeter's theory; 6. Evolutionary theories; 7. Marxist theories; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.

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In this volume, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective.