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Herbert Butterfield�s Historiographic Lesson and Contemporary History of Economics

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  • Veselina Atanasova

    (University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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The article concerns key-important moments of Herbert Butterfield�s historiographic methodology, whose work Whig Interpretation of History (1931) generalizes the negative understanding of the qualifications, associated with �whig�. It is argued that in the contemporary discussions in the history of economic thought/ history of economics Ross B. Emmett�s contra-whig historiographic conception corresponds to Butterfield�s views, advanced in this and other publications of his, on agents of progress, in�cluding progress in knowledge; whereas Samuelson�s whig historiographic stand - contrary to his pretension that it represents a particular/ non-classic/non-final, a better whig interpretation is actually restrictive and counterpro�ductive. The latter is embodied in the current mainstream economics.

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  • Veselina Atanasova, 2017. "Herbert Butterfield�s Historiographic Lesson and Contemporary History of Economics," Ikonomiceski i Sotsialni Alternativi, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 2, pages 141-151, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nwe:iisabg:y:2017:i:2:p:141-151
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    Keywords

    whig historiography; Herbert Butterfield�s views on agents of progress; Paul Samuelson�s whig history of economic analysis; Ross B. Emmett�s contra-whig historiography of economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • B30 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - General
    • B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General
    • B49 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Other

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