Beyond the realism of mainstream economic theory. Phenomenology in economics

• Authors: Galbács Peter
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper some special features of phenomenology which enable them to be a possible ground for a research program in economics, complementing previous mainstream results, are reviewed. The potential fruits and their importance will also be highlighted. The direct purpose is to study what scientific problems have been hidden beyond the territory of mainstream economics and what scientific methods are available for economists to scrutinize an area mainly ignored, that is, the unquestioned aspects of our socio-economic reality. Along these lines we can get to findings that can complement the traditional research directions of mainstream economics. In this paper some special features of phenomenology which enable them to be a possible ground for a research program in economics, complementing previous mainstream results, are reviewed. The potential fruits and their importance will also be highlighted. The direct purpose is to study what scientific problems have been hidden beyond the territory of mainstream economics and what scientific methods are available for economists to scrutinize an area mainly ignored, that is, the unquestioned aspects of our socio-economic reality. Along these lines we can get to findings that can complement the traditional research directions of mainstream economics.

Keywords

EN

phenomenology; reality; abstraction; types; experimental economics

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu
• Journal: Economics and Business Review
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 2(16)
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 3-24

Dates

published

2016-12-20

Contributors

author

Galbács Peter

• Budapest Business School, Institute of Economics and Methodology, Budapest, Buzogány u. 10–12, 1149, Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18559/ebr.2016.4.1