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Representation, Language, and Theory: Georgescu-Roegen on Methods in Economic Science

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Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen was hostile to work in economic theory that is based on the notion of a continuum of agents. In this essay, I use this hostility as a point of departure for an exploration of his views concerning representation, language and theory as they pertain to what he saw as economic science. In particular, I view his methodological stance to the "doing of economics," as expressed primarily in his epistemological writings, in the light of Richard Wollheim's reflections on "art and its objects."

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  • Mohammed Khan, 2014. "Representation, Language, and Theory: Georgescu-Roegen on Methods in Economic Science," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(1), pages 49-88.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:48:y:2014:i:1:p:49-88
    DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624480103
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    3. Makriyannis, Christos, 2022. "The foundational economy-as-an-organism assumption of ecological economics: Is it scientifically useful?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 200(C).
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