Tag Archives: empiricism

The Synthetic A Priori and What It Means For Economics

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mattheus von Guttenberg

Immanuel Kant, one of history’s great philosophers, created perhaps a larger paradigm in the course of philosophy than he himself realized. While famous for his Categorical Imperative, Kant’s true claim to fame was his discovery into the nature of knowledge … Continue reading →

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Positivism, Statistics and Questionable Accuracy

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Scholars who rely on empiricism should take more time to review the accuracy of their statistics, otherwise they risk spreading false information, and as a result false conclusions. This could lead to severely damaging effects on general economic thought and theory. Continue reading →

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Krugman on Stimulus Size

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

An argument that theory has always, and will always, be superior to empiricism, as a response to Krugman’s most recent blog post. Continue reading →

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