Objectivity and Ethics in Economic Methodology: Dialogue with Theologians
Dialogue between economists and theologians has recently shifted to questions about economic relationships, virtue, and consumer lifestyles as theologians have become critics of economics as a discipline. Their concerns center on a suspicion of social-scientific methods. Theologians sometimes observ...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
[2019]
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Journal of interdisciplinary studies
Année: 2019, Volume: 31, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 73-92 |
| RelBib Classification: | CF Christianisme et science NCE Éthique des affaires NCJ Science et éthique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Economics
B Theology B Ethics B Objectivity B Economists B Theologians |
| Résumé: | Dialogue between economists and theologians has recently shifted to questions about economic relationships, virtue, and consumer lifestyles as theologians have become critics of economics as a discipline. Their concerns center on a suspicion of social-scientific methods. Theologians sometimes observe that economic logic and language have become dominant in public and private life, which they attribute to economists' attempts to work within a value-free reductionist framework. This essay summarizes this critique, focusing on the fact-value dichotomy, self-interest, and the wide application of economic logic. The dominance of economic methods must be understood as a way of pursuing methodological consensus in an arena where many important ethical concerns are hotly contested. Moreover, they are important for understanding a complex social environment. The goal of objectivity, which is at the center of this dialogue, is one that economists can strive for in a limited sense, while still working within an explicitly normative framework. |
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| ISSN: | 2766-0508 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of interdisciplinary studies
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