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It isn't like sociology...you either haven't studied economics or sociology. And I would agree generally but I think your reasoning is wrong. Economics of itse
by hogFeast 7y ago
It isn't like sociology...you either haven't studied economics or sociology.
And I would agree generally but I think your reasoning is wrong. Economics of itself dictates no outcome. This is an argument that sociologists often make (i.e. the person uses the tool but the tool also uses the person) but, ironically, this is an example of trying to universalise a principle of sociology to an area where it doesn't really apply. Why? Because if you want to value any end...just build a model that does so.
And btw, arguments generally about the function of a society are politics. You will find this kind of thing taught in politics, not economics. Economists can have a view on them but you have to use politics to demonstrate that any goal of society is better than any other...which is inherently subjective anyway. Ironically, the main people who complain about economics having an orthodoxy about the function of society generally have fairly rigid ideas on this topic already.
- nlfwhulsdhouv 7y ago> It isn't like sociology...you either haven't studied economics or sociology. I love this dig specifically because you missed my point. I was simply addressing the fact that I don't think a field needs to have experimentation to have value. > And btw, arguments generally about the function of a society are politics. No shit. > Because if you want to value any end...just build a model that does so. > Economists can have a view on them but you have to use politics to demonstrate that any goal of society is better than any other. That's exactly my point. Economists conflate their model of Western Capitalism (for better or worse) with a moral position or _necessary_ condition for society. I know their are economists that don't do this, but none I've met or been taught by.