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I get tired of 'blame economist' articles. They're almost always cheap and circumstantial. People often forget that Economics is considered a philosophy and not
by mrozel 7y ago
I get tired of 'blame economist' articles. They're almost always cheap and circumstantial. People often forget that Economics is considered a philosophy and not a science. Sure, its great for coming up with ideas and theories but with this perspective would never put your faith into it like you would STEM.
- sprafa 7y agoAbsolutely, but politicians use it as if it was scientifically reliable
- jhbadger 7y agoThe whole reason for the 1968 creation of the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel" (misleadingly often referred to as the Economics Nobel Prize, although Nobel had nothing to do with its creation) is to make the public think that it is a science on par with physics, physiology/medicine and chemistry, though.
- yesenadam 7y agoI've never heard (let alone forgotten) that 'Economics is considered a philosophy', whatever that might mean. Wikipedia: "Economics is the social science that studies..."