dc.contributor.author | Hodgson, G.M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-15T08:05:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-01-15T08:05:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hodgson , G M 2007 , ' Meanings of methodological individualism ' , Journal of Economic Methodology , vol. 14 , no. 2 , pp. 211-226 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13501780701394094 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1350-178X | |
dc.identifier.other | dspace: 2299/2795 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/2795 | |
dc.description | "This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Economic Methodology 2007 14 (2) pp.211-26. Journal of Economic Methodology is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/." Copyright Taylor and Francis / Informa | |
dc.description.abstract | Advocacy of ‘methodological individualism’ is a widespread, especially among economists. However, the term is rarely defined with adequate precision and some crucial ambiguities are explored in this article. Among these is the commonplace ambivalence over whether explanations should be in terms of individuals alone, or in terms of individuals plus relations between them. It is shown that a great deal hinges on this subtle and often overlooked distinction in explanantia. In particular, explanations in terms of individuals alone have never, as yet, been achieved. Furthermore, the more feasible version of explanations in terms of individuals plus relations between them amount to the introduction of social structure alongside individuals in the explanantia. Serious questions remain whether this version warrants the one-sided emphasis on individuals in the term ‘methodological individualism’. | en |
dc.format.extent | 16 | |
dc.format.extent | 63150 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Economic Methodology | |
dc.subject | Joseph Schumpeter | |
dc.subject | social structures | |
dc.title | Meanings of methodological individualism | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics | |
dc.contributor.institution | Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34250350307&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1080/13501780701394094 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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