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Three Arguments Against Menger's Suggested Aristotelianism

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  • Crespo Ricardo F.

    (Universidad Austral & Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)

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Specialists often maintain that Menger has been strongly influenced by Aristotle's thought ideas.This paper shows that although using Aristotle's categories and general framework there are some issues in which Menger's conclusions differs from Aristotle's.This hint out that Menger's knowledge of Aristotle's ideas was not sufficiently deep and precise so as to completely capture its very spirit.Section two lays out the differences between Menger's conception of theoretical science applied to economics and Aristotle's conception of economics as a practical science.Section three maintains that the Mengerian claim about the methodological absurdity of empirically testing the conclusions of exact research is not genuinely Aristotelian.Section four deals with the issue of Menger's concept of organic social institutions showing its differences visà- vis an Aristotelian position.Les spécialistes soutiennent souvent que Menger a été fortement influencé par la pensée d'Aristote.Cet article montre que, bien qu'empruntant les catégories et la structure générale d'Aristote, certaines des conclusions de Menger diffèrent de celles d'Aristote.L'article suggère que la connaissance qu'avait Menger des idées d'Aristote n'était pas suffisamment approfondie et précise pour en appréhender le sens plein.La section deux présente les différences entre la conception de la science théorique présente dans l'économique de Menger et la conception aristotélicienne de l'économie comme une science pratique.La troisième section soutient que l'argument de Menger au sujet de l'absurdité méthodologique des tests empiriques des conclusions de la recherche exacte n'est pas réellement aristotélicien. La section quatre aborde la question des institutions sociales organiques chez Menger et montre ses différences vis-à-vis de la position aristotélicienne.

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  • Crespo Ricardo F., 2003. "Three Arguments Against Menger's Suggested Aristotelianism," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 13(1), pages 1-24, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jeehcn:v:13:y:2003:i:1:n:3
    DOI: 10.2202/1145-6396.1083
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    1. Max Alter, 1982. "Carl Menger and : Some Thoughts on Austrian Theory and Methodology," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(1), pages 149-160, March.
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