Saturday, March 22, 2014

When the Scientist Is Also a Philosopher - NYTimes.com

When the Scientist Is Also a Philosopher - NYTimes.com: "Do you want to know a dirty little secret of economists who give policy advice? When we do so, we are often speaking not just as economic scientists, but also as political philosophers. Our recommendations are based not only on our understanding of how the world works, but also on our judgments about what makes a good society."



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2 comments:

Brett said...

"we are often speaking not just as economic scientists, but also as political philosophers"

I would change "often" to "always."

Ryan said...

I think micro economics has a lot to say about the effects policy will have beyond just philosophy.

I'm starting to think that macro is philosophy masquerading as science.