Dow, Keynes and the pragmatic tradition: More in common?

Churchill, Jennifer

Abstract

Dow has demonstrated the significance of methodology for delineating schools of thought in macroeconomics. One methodological distinction relates to the perceived importance of uncertainty, especially for the economic theorist. Placing uncertainty centre-stage herself, as a post-Keynesian, Dow has returned repeatedly to issues such as the role of judgement in theorising, the norms of inquiry and the merits of pluralism. These contributions resonate with discussions within the philosophical tradition of pragmatism, and yet Dow does not draw heavily on this link. This chapter asks why and makes a case for positioning Dow’s work more explicitly within this tradition.

• Online Publication Date: Dec 30, 2022
• Publication Date: Dec 30, 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 14, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 1, 2024
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Book Title: Economic Methodology, History and Pluralism: Expanding Economic Thought to Meet Contemporary Challenges
• Chapter Number: 8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003142324
• Keywords: Economic Methodology; Economics; History and Pluralism
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10506047
• Publisher URL: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003142324/economic-methodology-history-pluralism-penelope-hawkins-ioana-negru