Lionel Robbins: a Methodological Reappraisal

Authors

  • Marcelo Resende Rua do Catete 344/803, Catete, 22220-001, Rio de Janeiro-RJ
  • Rodrigo Mariath Zeidan Fundação Dom Cabral e NUBS China Av. Afrânio de Melo Franco, 290, 2º andar, Leblon 22430-060 - Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

Keywords:

Lionel Robbins, Programas de Pesquisa Científicos, Falsificacionismo

Abstract

Lionel Robbins´ contributions consider the delineation of the scope of Economics in terms of decision making conditional on scarcity and yet a methodological concern with respect to scientific neutrality. This paper attempts to situate Robbins aprioristic point of view in terms of posterior methodological developments as given by the methodology of scientific research programmes advanced by Lakatos (1968, 1970). The paper aims at clarifying the role of Robbins’s essay in shaping the dominant research programme in Economics, and contends that the author’s definition of economics is central to the main elements of the hard core of contemporary research programmes. Key words: Lionel Robbins; Scientific Research Programmes; Falsificationism. Classificação JEL: B4

Author Biographies

  • Marcelo Resende, Rua do Catete 344/803, Catete, 22220-001, Rio de Janeiro-RJ
    Doutor em Economia pela University of Oxford, Professor Associado do Instituto de Economia (IE) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
  • Rodrigo Mariath Zeidan, Fundação Dom Cabral e NUBS China Av. Afrânio de Melo Franco, 290, 2º andar, Leblon 22430-060 - Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
    Doutor em Economia pelo Instituto de Economia (IE) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

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Published

2013-12-04

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Vol. 34 No. 2 (2013)

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