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Methodology might matter, but Weintraub's meta-Methodology shouldn't

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The paper questions Weintraub's thesis that 'Methodology doesn't matter'. It is argued that the thesis is unclear, and when clarified on the basis of textual evidence from Weintraub himself, it is false (or else trivially true). It is also pointed out that Weintraub's argument for the thesis is based on what he denounces, namely 'Methodology' (of a second degree); it turns out to be a 'Methodological' argument against 'Methodology'. The thesis also gives a distorted picture of what many methodologists of economics actually are doing. On the other hand, Weintraub's arguments for why the history of economic thought might matter also apply to much of economic methodology. It is concluded that methodology might matter.

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  • Uskali Maki, 1994. "Methodology might matter, but Weintraub's meta-Methodology shouldn't," Journal of Economic Methodology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(2), pages 215-232.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecmet:v:1:y:1994:i:2:p:215-232
    DOI: 10.1080/13501789400000018
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