ABSTRACT

The paper sketches a story about how and why the field of economic methodology / philosophy of economics emerged (as a further step in specialization), and how it has evolved intellectually and institutionally. It considers the field as an institutionalized form of higher-order reflection on the discipline of economics and suggests that such reflection, also in its pre-field form, has recurring triggering conditions (e.g. alleged failures in economics, fundamental controversy, launch of new research style) and functions (e.g. criticism, defense, programmatic statement). It lists topics of inquiry that derive from the concerns economists and others have about the discipline (as a modelling discipline and a policy science). It offers consolation to those who worry about effectively addressing academic economists as the primary audience, suggesting there are other valuable audiences (such as philosophers of science and policy makers). It gives examples of how critical conversation will ensure progress in the field.

抽象的

本文勾勒出一个故事，讲述经济方法论/经济学哲学领域是如何以及为什么出现的（作为专业化的又一步），以及它是如何在智力和制度上发展的。它认为该领域是经济学学科的高阶反思的制度化形式，并暗示这种反思，也以其前领域形式，具有反复出现的触发条件（例如，所谓的经济学失败，基本争议，新研究的发起）。风格和功能（例如批评，辩护，程序性陈述）。它列出了来自经济学家和其他人对该学科（作为建模学科和政策科学）的关注而引起的探究主题。它为那些担心将有效的学术经济学家作为主要受众的人提供了安慰，建议还有其他有价值的受众（例如科学哲学家和政策制定者）​​。它提供了一些示例性示例，说明了严格的对话如何确保该领域的进展。