Autodetermination in Microeconomics : A Methodological Case Study on the Theory of Demand

Abstract: My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything more than just a collection of tautologies? In order to determine its empirical content, it must be viewed holistically. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We can avoid this result by embracing the theory’s normative character. The resulting consequences will be illuminated with the new autodetermination thesis recently proposed in the philosophy of physics by Oliver Timmer. Applying his ideas to the theory of demand reveals that the statements of this discipline simultaneously concern both values and facts.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Autodetermination in Microeconomics ; volume:26 ; number:2 ; year:2004 ; pages:319-345 ; extent:27 ; Analyse & Kritik ; 26, Heft 2 (2004), 319-345 (gesamt 27)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Müller, Olaf L.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/auk-2004-0201
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404171609165.245112058601
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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