İktisat ve realizm ilişkisi: Metodolojik açıdan bir değerlendirme

İktisat bilimi ve realizm arasındaki ilişki gerek iktisat metodolojistleri gerekse de bilim felsefecileri arasında ilgi çeken güncel konulardan biridir. Bu bağlamda, son yıllarda realist yaklaşımların özellikle iktisat felsefesi alanında yeni yönelimlerden biri haline geldiği görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada, iktisat ve realizm ilişkisi eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla ele alınarak metodolojik açıdan bir değerlendirme yapılmaktadır.

The relationship between economics and realism: A methodological appraisal

The relationship between economics and realism is one of the interesting and topical subjects among the economic methodologists and philosophers of science. In this context, it is seen in recent years that the realist approaches have become one of the new inclinations especially in the area of philosophy of economics. In this study, a methodological appraisal is made by discussing the relationship between economics and realism from a critical viewpoint.

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