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Explaining Technical Change A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science

Elster, Jon

Heftet / 1983 / Engelsk

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ISBN13

9780521270724

Publisert

1983

Utgiver

Vendor

Cambridge University Press

Aldersnivå

05, U

Språk

Product language

Engelsk

Format

Product format

Heftet

Sider

276

Vekt

350 gr

Høyde

216 mm

Bredde

140 mm

Tykkelse

16 mm

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Elster, Jon

Explaining Technical Change A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science

Elster, Jon

Heftet / 1983 / Engelsk

Technical change, defined as the manufacture and modification of tools, is generally thought to have played an important role in the evolution of intelligent life on earth, comparable to that of language. In this volume, first published in 1983, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective. He first sets out the main methods of scientific explanation and then applies those methods to some of the central theories of technical change. In particular, Elster considers neoclassical, evolutionary, and Marxist theories, whilst also devoting a chapter to Joseph Schumpeter's influential theory.

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Preface; General introduction; Part I. Modes of Scientific Explanation: 1. Causal explanation; 2. Functional explanation; 3. Intentional explanation; Part II. Theories of Technical Change: 4. Neoclassical theories; 5. Schumpeter's theory; 6. Evolutionary theories; 7. Marxist theories; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.

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In this volume, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective.

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