The many faces of unification and pluralism in economics: The case of Paul Samuelson's Foundations of Economic Analysis
The history of modern economics abounds with pleas for more pluralism as well as pleas for more unification. These seem to be contradictory goals, suggesting that pluralism and unification are mutually exclusive, or at least that they involve trade-offs w...
Author: Waden Hand
keywords: Philosophy of economicsHistory of modern economic thoughtScientific unificationExplanation in economicsMathematical economic models