by Ten theory of science books that should be on every economist’s reading list • Archer, Margaret (1995). Realist social theory: the morphogenetic approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press • Bhaskar, Roy (1978). A realist theory of science. Hassocks: Harvester • Cartwright, Nancy (2007). Hunting causes and using them. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press • Chalmers, Alan (2013). What is this thing called science?. 4th. ed. Buckingham: Open University Press • Garfinkel, Alan (1981). Forms of explanation: rethinking the questions in social theory. New Haven: Yale U.P. • Harré, Rom (1960). An introduction to the logic of the sciences. London: Macmillan • Lawson, Tony (1997). Economics and reality. London: Routledge • Lieberson, Stanley (1987).
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Ten theory of science books that should be on every economist’s reading list
• Archer, Margaret (1995). Realist social theory: the morphogenetic approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Bhaskar, Roy (1978). A realist theory of science. Hassocks: Harvester
• Cartwright, Nancy (2007). Hunting causes and using them. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Chalmers, Alan (2013). What is this thing called science?. 4th. ed. Buckingham: Open University Press
• Garfinkel, Alan (1981). Forms of explanation: rethinking the questions in social theory. New Haven: Yale U.P.
• Harré, Rom (1960). An introduction to the logic of the sciences. London: Macmillan
• Lawson, Tony (1997). Economics and reality. London: Routledge
• Lieberson, Stanley (1987). Making it count: the improvement of social research and theory. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press
• Lipton, Peter (2004). Inference to the best explanation. 2. ed. London: Routledge
• Miller, Richard (1987). Fact and method: explanation, confirmation and reality in the natural and the social sciences. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press