What makes it so attractive to economists to be granted the rank of scientists? What role did political ideologies play in the scientification of economics? How could formal reasoning function so prominently in establishing scientific authority? And how is it that economists today hold considerable power in shaping social discourse although inside the profession the complaints about its irrelev...

Economics education has been progressing same as natural sciences such physics and mechanics, estranged from disciplines history, ethics, philosophy, sociology, psychology in contrast to the classical political economy, its predecessor which become dominant doctrine discipline of economics since early 20th century. Organizing with an emphasis on mathematics econometrics, estranging it other soc...

Economics as a science has become a highly debated issue in the 20th and 21st centuries. One of the reasons is that the development of economics as a field in its own right has been phenomenal in the last century. The criteria to separate science from pseudoscience have also become more stringent in order to restrict nonsense in academic and professional fields. This two-part paper overviews th...

Introduction Amartya Sen occupies a unique position among modern economists. He is an outstanding economic theorist, a world authority on social choice and welfare economics; he is a leading figure in development economics, carrying out path-breaking work on appraising the effectiveness of investment in poor countries and, more recently, on the economic analysis of famines. He has greatly influ...

This article introduces and discusses from a philosophical point of view the nascent field of neuroeconomics, which is the study of neural mechanisms involved in decision-making and their economic significance. Following a survey of the ways in which decision-making is usually construed in philosophy, economics and psychology, I review many important findings in neuroeconomics to show that they...

This article introduces and discusses from a philosophical point of view the nascent field of neuroeconomics, which is the study of neural mechanisms involved in decision-making and their economic significance. Following a survey of the ways in which decision-making is usually construed in philosophy, economics and psychology, I review many important findings in neuroeconomics to show that they...

Don Ross begins his recent book by explaining why he regards analytical philosophy of science as " a barren enterprise " (p. 1). Analytical philosophy of science (derived from the twentieth century analytical philosophy tradition) accords the philosopher special expertise in the 'logic of concepts' and thus a unique responsibility for determining universal norms of thought for the sciences. Thi...

Using Behavioral Insights For a Better Understanding of Economic Decisions (Regarding Savings, Inequality and Dishonesty) by Seher Merve Akbas Department of Economics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Dan Ariely, Supervisor ___________________________ Curtis Taylor ___________________________ Erkut Ozbay ___________________________ Timur Kuran An...

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