文档介绍：湘潭大学
硕士学位论文
论经济学方法论中的波普尔证伪主义
姓名:李雨燕
申请学位级别:硕士
专业:马克思主义哲学
指导教师:张建民
20050501
Abstract
The philosophy of science has greatly influenced on the
methodology of economics. It was the logic positivism in philosophy of
science that influenced western economics methodology before Karl
Popper’s falsificationism. Because logic positivism emphasizes
verification by experience excessively in distinguishing science and non
-science; defines science too strictly; praises induction highly only
from one side, objects to deductive method, such defects and difficulties
in theory cause difficulties in practice and of economics’ own. The
scientific dream of economics is vanished. The falsificationism of Popper
objects to inductive doctrine of experience and praises highly rational
deductive doctrine; replaces positivism by falsificationism, criticizes the
theory inherently than protects it externally. This method realizes the
revolution of the way of thinking in economics. Falsificationism is the
legacy of Popper in economics.
It was Hutchison that introduced falsificationism into Economics for
the first time. What should prove to be false in the falsificationism
methodology of economics, the premise or the prediction of the theory?
Aiming at the problem, the economists, Friedman and Samuelson,
developed a hot controversy between instrumentalism and operationalism.
Before the wave of the controversy appeased, the economists began to
criticize Popper’s falsificationism to a certain extent and realized some
breakthrough. Then falsificationism gave way to historicism.
Of course, the falsificationism methodology of Popper has
rationality and progressive meaning. It provides us with a set of
methodology principle that is performed more easily than
verificationism. The concepts, constant falsification
and fidelity, are in accord with Marxist methodology. Some examples of
falsifacationism in economics show the realistic mea